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Dirk will opt out of deal, plans to stay with Mavs
- Updated: May 2, 2016
1:55 PM ET
DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki has decided to opt out of the final season of his contract with the Dallas Mavericks but has no intention of leaving the team.
Nowitzki, who has previously stated on several occasions that he planned to play out the three-year, $25 million deal, announced his decision during an appearance Monday on 1310 The Ticket in Dallas.
“We had one more year on the contract, but I think this is the right thing to do,” he said. “We’re going to sit with Mark [Cuban] and Donnie [Nelson] obviously over the next few weeks and figure out how to improve this franchise again.
“Ever since after the championship, we’ve been basically a first-round exit. We’ve been a seven, eight seed. We’ve only won a few playoff games, and obviously the goal was to compete at the highest level in my last couple of years. So there is some …
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