Mavericks Re-sign 13-Time All-Star Dirk Nowitzki
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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) - The Dallas Mavericks announced Wednesday they have re-signed 13-time NBA All-Star Dirk Nowitzki.
The 38-year-old star signed a two-year, $50 million contract on Wednesday — $10 million more than the deal struck before contracts could be signed. The person with knowledge of the contract provided terms to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they weren't released.
Nowitzki is currently the longest-tenured player in the NBA with one team at 18 years with the Mavs.
Nowitzki (7-0, 245), the most decorated Dallas Maverick in franchise history, is a 13-time NBA All-Star, earned All-NBA Team honors 12 consecutive years (2000-12), was named Most Valuable Player of the 2006-07 season and was MVP of the 2011 NBA Finals. He is a six-time Western Conference Player of the Month, a 17-time Western Conference Player of the Week, has competed in the All-Star Saturday Night Three-Point Contest four times and was the 2014 Magic Johnson Award recipient.
The career Maverick holds averages of 22.0 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 35.3 minutes in 1,340 career games (1,309 starts) and holds the franchise's top-spot in several categories including points, rebounds, field goals, three-point field goals, free throws, games, starts and minutes.
Last season, Nowitzki became just the sixth player in NBA history to register 29,000 career points and passed Shaquille O'Neal for sixth place on the NBA's all-time scoring list. Among other all-time NBA lists, he ranks 30th in rebounds, 12th in field goals, 15th in three-point field goals, seventh in free throws, 12th in games and 11th in minutes.
The Wurzburg, Germany native was the ninth overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft and was originally acquired through a draft day trade with the Milwaukee Bucks. He re-signed with the Mavericks on Oct. 22, 2001, signed a contract extension on Sept. 26, 2006, re-signed on July 9, 2010 and re-signed again on July 15, 2014.
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