Chris Brown can never accuse Dirk Notwitzki of not being loyal.
The Dallas Mavericks star and future Hall of Famer could have had his choice of rosters and contracts after becoming a free agent this summer.
Instead, Nowitzki stood pat and rewarded Mark Cuban’s years of loyalty by re-signing with the Mavs. Just how much did Nowitzki actually pass up on the open market?
According to Marc Stein of ESPN, Nowitzki declined max offers from both the Lakers and Rockets to re-sign with the Mavericks on a 3-year, $25 million deal.
Story going online now detailing how Rockets AND Lakers called w/max offers for Nowitzki, but he rebuffed all outside interest to stay w/DAL
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 15, 2014
Nowitzki also took less money than he could have in his previous contract, signing a four-year deal worth $80 million when he was eligible to receive $96 million.
