Dirk Nowitzki agrees to 2-year, $40 million deal to stay with Mavs

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    Unrestricted free agent big man Dirk Nowitzki has agreed to a two-year, $40 million contract with the Dallas Mavericks. Nowitzki had a player option for the 2016-17 season worth $8.6 million on his last contract, but declined it in favor of pursuing a new deal.

    Nowitzki has talked about how good he felt after last season with the Mavericks and showed little interest in retirement despite being one of the league's oldest players. Dirk turned 38 years old on June 19 and has already logged 18 NBA seasons, but you hardly would've noticed watching him.

    In 75 regular-season games last season, Nowitzki averaged 18.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. He continues to be a serious threat from three-point range (36.8 percent made) and one of the league's best free throw shooters (89.3 percent made).

    It was enough to make Nowitzki one of the Mavericks' most effective players despite his decline. When Dirk was on the court last season, the Mavericks outscored opponents by 3.6 points per 100 possessions, per NBA.com. When the German big man went off the court, Dallas got outscored by 3.9 points per 100 possessions. That swing of nearly eight points shows that Dirk, even at his age, was a big part of why the Mavs went 42-40 and made the postseason.

    Nowitzki played well in the 2016 playoffs, too, even though his team was eliminated by the Thunder in five games. Dirk averaged 20.4 points on 49 percent shooting in the series, although he was unable to attack the rim and draw fouls like in past playoff performances.

    - See more at: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/7/5/11951160/dirk-nowitzki-mavericks-nba-free-agency-2016
     
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