Mavericks president Donnie Nelson plans to be in Germany when free agency starts to show Dirk Nowitzki how sincere the team is about re-signing him. Nowitzki recently faxed the Mavericks official paperwork regarding his decision to opt out of the final year of his contract. Nelson says retaining Nowitzki "is our No. 1 priority -- period." http://www.nba.com/2010/news/06/29/mavs.dirk.ap/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2