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Maxing out Dwert+ Parson/Deron opting out to re-sign for a more lucrative contract
Said to be ready to take another paycut to help Dallas sign free agents this summer. Sorry no link, I just saw it on the local news.
Maxing out Dwert+ Parson/Deron opting out to re-sign for a more lucrative contract
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15...-year-contract
Dirk Nowitzki will opt out of contract, still wants to stay with Mavericks
2:14 PM ET
Tim MacMahon
ESPN Staff Writer
DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki has decided to opt out of the final season of his contract with the Dallas Mavericks but has no intention of leaving the team.
Nowitzki, who has previously stated on several occasions that he planned to play out his three-year, $25 million deal, announced his decision during an appearance Monday on 1310 The Ticket in Dallas.
"We had one more year on the contract, but I think this is the right thing to do," he said. "We're going to sit with [owner] Mark [Cuban] and [General Manager] Donnie [Nelson] obviously over the next few weeks and figure out how to improve this franchise again.
"Ever since after the championship, we've been basically a first-round exit. We've been a seven, eight seed. We've only won a few playoff games, and obviously the goal was to compete at the highest level in my last couple of years. So there is some moving to do, some thinking, some putting our heads together the next few weeks heading into free agency, heading into the draft. So this is just one move that hopefully starts a chain reaction for us to get better again, to compete really at a high level. We'll see how it goes."
Nowitzki, 37, would have made $8.7 million next season if he opted to complete his three-year contract. He could take a lower salary to give the Mavs more flexibility this summer.
Nowitzki, the sixth-leading scorer in NBA history, has said that it would be special for him to join Kobe Bryant as the only players to have a 20-year career with only one franchise. That would require Nowitzki to play two more seasons with the Mavericks.
Nowitzki reiterated Monday that he is committed to remaining with the Mavs for the rest of his career, saying that decision was essentially made when Dallas won the championship in 2011.
"That would have been the only scenario where I go somewhere at the end to kind of hang on and maybe try to win one," Nowitzki said, referring to what he might have done if he hadn't won a ring. "But ever since I won a championship here and we did that, I want to finish my career here. I always said that. The only scenario where I'll try to go somewhere is if we're rebuilding, if we really say, 'This is the end of the line. We tried every which way and we can't go any further and we're starting basically with five rookies.'
"Obviously, that's not what I want my last couple of years. But knowing Mark and Donnie, they always want this to be a winning franchise, so there's no reason for me to go anywhere."
SMH Dirk.
He's delusional
i hope he changes his mind and ends up signing with the spurs.
This ing kraut cuckhold smfh
Kobe was 100% right
Could be win-win. He plays one more season for $5 million but signs a two year deal and gets another $5 million next year while retired. Though I think he has two years left, he was still awesome this season.
how much money has he already given up due to paycuts for the sake of not winning?
unless Cuban has been paying him under the table
wtf dirk
Yes, Mr. Cuban. Anything you say, Mr. Cuban.
People shouldn't worry about Drik's pockets in in this instance. He'll be rewarded post retirement at some capacity.
A ton no doubt.
Hopefully he gets a minority ownership stake at a nice discount.
Kinda sad. Tim has taken paycuts but the FO has done a great job getting him players and rebuilding the team whereas Cuban essentially mailed it in after 2011. Their franchise is incompetent and only got lucky one year they captured lightning in a bottle and Dirk was in God mode. other than that what smart moves has their FO ever really made
That's my first thought, for sure...
I don't really consider that luck. They went out and got Tyson Chandler, taught Kidd to shoot the three, and got a couple more shooters to put around Nowitzki. But damn Cuban misread the new CBA almost as badly as Presti.
at the very least dirk should opt out and then wait and see what the mavs do this offseason before resigning.
That failed Tyson Chandler trade to the Thunder really shifted the fortunes of the Mavs and OKC.
are the mavs gonna go after dwight again? carlisle would be the best coach he's had...
That's pretty much my read on this. He's just giving the team more flexibility. IF needed he's willing to take another paycut but with our FA track record that's far from a foregone conclusion
I hope he doesn't take a paycut just so we can give Portions and lazy ass DWill more money
48.5
If he anything he should be getting a raise and enjoying his last season or two in the league. But instead he naively assumes Cubes will all of sudden gain the competence to build a contender at this point, when he could barely do it when Dirk was in his prime. Sad.
dirk better own at least 10% of that mavs share, he put that freakin franchise in the map. finley was their cornerstone before the diggler exploded into the NBA scene, think about that.
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