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Nowitzki with a new contract in Dallas

Dirk Nowitzki signs for two more years with the Dallas Mavericks. The German NBA Superstar is for his services rewarded handsomely. With his new contract, he could crack a record brand.

Basketball Superstar Dirk Nowitzki has confirmed the completion of a new two-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks. He also concluded expressly, and his career in the NBA, even after the expiry of the new contract to continue: “It is all under one roof, the contract is signed. The club has in the next summer an Option, I assume that I have two years now of games,” said the 38-Year-old. “After two years I’ll be 40 – that is, of course, already a fine age in the Sport. You can experience a lot of betting, but some of the enemies are already 20 years younger.”

Nowitzki confirmed again that he wanted to finish his career with the Mavericks, the NBA Champions of 2011. Recently, the U.S. channel ESPN had reported that Nowitzki will earn in the next two years for $ 50 million. Mavs owner Mark Cuban said that Nowitzkis long-time Mentor Holger Geschwindner, have called the Figures in negotiations, as a result, the Association had offered a higher sum. “Dirk gets what would Dirk”, Cuban said, according to the newspaper “Dallas Morning News” already last Friday, a local radio station.

Another record for “Dirkules”?

Nowitzki would have played at the end of the new contract, 20 seasons for the Mavericks and would be in the NBA-record list
Superstar Kobe Bryant to unlock, which was run from 1996 to the end of his career this year for the Los Angeles Lakers. Currently, Nowitzki is in this list, with 18 seasons in Dallas together with Reggie Miller (Indiana Pacers) on rank four. In front of him is John Stockton (Utah Jazz) and Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) are out Bryant with 19 seasons for the same club placed.

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