According to ESPNDallas.com, sources inside the Mavericks organization expect Dirk Nowitzki to opt out of his contract, thus becoming an unrestricted free agent on July 1.Nowitzki was noncommittal on a return to Dallas after the Game 6 loss to the San Antonio Spurs - that sent the Mavericks home in the first round for the third time in the last four seasons. Hopefully Nowitzki was just understandably frustrated with Dallas' recent slide, especially after the acquisitions of Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood at the All-Star break seemed to vault the Mavericks into title-contention.
In recent weeks, both Mark Cuban and Donnie Nelson have been optimistic on the chances that Nowitzki will continue his career in a Mavs' uniform.
I'm not so sure.
Only the best business meeting attire for Mr. LeBron James. The LeBron-a-thon is tonight 8:00 p.m, if your a fan of extreme self-indulgence. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Joshua Gunter)
