15 – Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks – 7’0″ Forward
Two years ago Dirk Nowitzki took a pay cut that sent him from making $22.721 million per year to roughly $8 million and signed a contract for $8.692 million for three years with a last year player option in hopes Dallas would use that extra cap space to build a championship caliber team around him. That obviously didn’t happen.
Dirk is going to opt out of his current contract and says he plans to return to the Mavericks stating that his full intention has always been to retire in a Mavs jersey. With that being said, the question is now, how much will Dirk require after generously taking a pay cut and getting nothing in return.
It is very likely that Dirk will not be so easy this time with his new contract. Dirk is going to return to Dallas, but what makes it interesting is how much he will require the Mavs to pay and how much Dallas will have to give up for him.
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