Dirk Nowitzki To Opt Out Of Mavs Contract Report Says
“There is not a player that I’ve been around that has his kind of winning software,” Mavericks president Donnie Nelson told reporters. “He’s our Roger (Staubach), our Troy (Aikman), our Mike Modano, Nolan Ryan. That’s who he is, so he deserves the courtesy of the first sit-down.” MORE: Ranking the 23 best free agents who will actually be available Nowitzki, 37, averaged 18.3 points and 6.5 rebounds in 2015-16, but the Mavericks were knocked out in the first round of the playoffs by the Thunder and haven’t advanced to the second round since 2011....