NBA Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki returned to the American Airlines Center on Thursday, and after fielding a few questions about his celebratory offseason, he was hit with the reality that the Dallas Mavericks appear set to defend their title without several key free agents, including center Tyson Chandler. "I guess I didn't take less enough," Nowitzki said with a chuckle, referring to the free-agent deal he signed he signed last offseason for $80 million -- $16 million below the maximum he could have received. "I still got a decent deal out of it so maybe it wasn't enough cutback." Read more: http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story...zki-awaits-decisions-confident-2011-12-roster
