Dirk Nowitzki expected to opt out of contract

[Ghazi]

[HarlemHeat37]

At least Mav fans will actually have made a great prediction in regards to Lebron and Dirk playing together next year..

Lebron + Dirk in NY or NJ next year..make it happen..

[Ghazi]

lol inner nets/knicks fan leaking

[Mavs_man_41]

lol inner nets/knicks fan leaking

spur fan named HARLEMheat

crofl

[Basketballgirl25]

At least Mav fans will actually have made a great prediction in regards to Lebron and Dirk playing together next year..

Lebron + Dirk in NY or NJ next year..make it happen..

send Dirk to the Knicks I sure as don't want him on the Nets. We would then get bandwagon fans if he came, no thanks

[Mavs_man_41]

send Dirk to the Knicks I sure as don't want him on the Nets. We would then get bandwagon fans if he came, no thanks

you wouldn't want dirk to come to NJ and you down?

[sefant77]

you wouldn't want dirk to come to NJ and you down?

Nah, she prefer fat lesbian girls.

[HarlemHeat37]

lol inner nets/knicks fan leaking

spur fan named HARLEMheat

crofl

I'm a fan of Dirk, I want to see him win TBH..he's no Pau Gasol, but he's still an elite big man in the NBA and has enough in the tank to be a great #2 option to a guy like Lebron..a Lebron-Dirk duo in NY/NJ would be a great chance for him to win and it would help bring back the NBA in the NY area..

[Mavs_man_41]

he's no Pau Gasol

right, he's better

[lurker]

It's been known for over a year that Dirk plans to opt out. He's the one that put the idea out that he'd opt out and re-sign for less.


I think it would be best for Dirk personally to leave Dallas, but he won't.

[redzero]

lol

So, if he doesn't resign, the Mavs will be as irrelevant as the Hornets.

I will never live this down. Ever.

[ffadicted]

Dirk just wants another max before the new CBA, jesus ppl, he'll be back in D

[badfish22]

[sefant77]

lol

So, if he doesn't resign, the Mavs will be as irrelevant as the Hornets.

Thats impossible.

[Mel_13]

This is just odd. Not sure what this accomplishes if it actually gets to the point of him opting out. Can he get a bigger contract by becoming a UFA from the Mavs?

No. He could get just as much (actually a little more) by signing a three year extension to his current deal.

The Stein article implies that the full value of a new contract would be less likely to be decreased by a new CBA than an extension would. I have no idea what he was talking about.

I think this is less about money and more about power and influence in team decisions this summer. I can't see Dirk leaving Dallas, but he can get almost identical money from any team with max cap space.

[Rogue]

its guaranteed he'll opt out, so will Amare because this summer is the very last chance for these superstars to sign monster contracts, knowing that NBA is going to turn retrenching mode next year and will start to tax harsher on players salaries from then on.

But Dallas will still be the only franchise Dirk can sign with, considering that rebuilding teams won't cast a max contract to the 32-yr-old and none of other contenders can afford a maximum for a free agent.

and, why should Dirk want to leave? big D is the place that even Lebron builds his trust&hope on.

[Findog]

He could leave. What if LeBron goes to NY and asks Dirk to sign with the Knicks for $13 million a year?

[Rogue]

I'm a fan of Dirk, I want to see him win TBH..he's no Pau Gasol, but he's still an elite big man in the NBA and has enough in the tank to be a great #2 option to a guy like Lebron..a Lebron-Dirk duo in NY/NJ would be a great chance for him to win and it would help bring back the NBA in the NY area..

Blade cosigns with you.

[Rogue]

He could leave. What if LeBron goes to NY and asks Dirk to sign with the Knicks for $13 million a year?

From Mavs, Dirk has been offered a 3-yr contract worth 75 mil, according to my knowings from inside the Mavs office.

Dirk will sign 13 mil a year with NYC? cool story bro.

[sefant77]

He could leave. What if LeBron goes to NY and asks Dirk to sign with the Knicks for $13 million a year?

James: "Hey Dirk, lets go to the Knicks!"

Dirk: "Uh...do they have a good defensive center and backup to beat the Lakers and Magic the next years?"

James: "Uh...no... Knicks. Why the morons drafted that pizza guy instead of Lopez."

Dirk: "Who is the PG there making our lives easy?"

James:"eeeemmm...."

Dirk: "Wanna join me in Dallas? We got at least Haywood and Kidd"

James: " yeah"

[BUMP]

He could leave. What if LeBron goes to NY and asks Dirk to sign with the Knicks for $13 million a year?

I don't see how he would turn down a max deal from Dallas. The Knicks arent gonna give a max to a 32 yr old Nowitski. He could do it, but I can't see Dirk pulling a Boozer

[redzero]

Dirk: "Who is the PG there making our lives easy?"

James:"eeeemmm...."

You don't watch LeBron play much, do you?

[sefant77]

You don't watch LeBron play much, do you?

Yes, PG means then "Give me the damn ball without turnover, dont up my transition fastbreaks (i demand two Top10 plays each game) for highlight dunks and hit the damn open three"

= Jason Kidd

Toney Douglas?

[redzero]

Yes, PG means then "Give me the damn ball without turnover, dont up my transition fastbreaks for highlight dunks and hit the damn open three"

= Jason Kidd

Toney Douglas?

LeBron already plays point. Having LeBron and Kidd would be redundant. And Kidd is 50 years old anyway.

[Findog]

I don't see how he would turn down a max deal from Dallas. The Knicks arent gonna give a max to a 32 yr old Nowitski. He could do it, but I can't see Dirk pulling a Boozer

I don't see him leaving $21 million a year on the table to sign with a contender for the MLE, but in the case of the Knicks, they have about $33 million in cap space. After they sign Lebron to a deal that starts at around $20-21 million a year, they could theoretically sign Dirk to a deal that averages around $12-13 million a year. He's already made a fortune that his grandkids can live off of.