May 17th, 2013 at 6:06 PM
By Rebecca Pierce
Dirk Nowitzki promised Thursday not only to re-sign with the Dallas Mavericks after the 2013-14 season, but also to take a "significant pay cut" if the team begins talks with stars like Dwight Howard or Chris Paul. This show of team spirit comes after Dallas failed to make the playoffs this year, for the first time since 2000.
"It's not about money," Nowitzki told press at an event on Thursday. "Obviously, [owner Mark] Cuban took care of me for a long, long time. I always tried to pay him back by hard playing and being here for this franchise, so I don't think we're going to fight over money. I want to compete over these last couple of years. That's going to be the goal."
By the end of next season, the 34-year-old veteran Nowitzki will have earned over $200 million in his NBA career. As he told press, he wants the rest of his career to be focused on the competition and enjoyment of the game, and helping his team save some cap space by cutting his paycheck could help bring another superstar to Dallas.
Read more... Join the Conversation... May 16th, 2013 at 12:37 PM
By Kyerstin HillMark Cuban has always displayed somewhat
unconventional behavior as the owner of the Dallas Mavericks. Most recently, he asked
fans to help design new jerseys for the Mavs to debut in the 2015-16 season. This was one of his more tame ideas, however, because he is also consistently outspoken and is not afraid of challenging the league on various controversial issues.
"I love to challenge conventional wisdom…Typically it's not prudent for people within those industries, parties, or organizations to stand up and challenge the incumbents,” He said in an interview with www.businessinsider.com. “It is usually a formula for losing a job, customer, or endorsement. My businesses are usually built around challenging conventional wisdom, so I tend to gain by taking the other side. It's been very profitable and entertaining for me.”
Read more... Join the Conversation... May 13th, 2013 at 5:42 PM
By Rebecca Pierce
Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, posted on his blog today that the Mavs will be looking for new uniform design ideas for debut in the 2015-16 season, and fans get to be a part of it!
"You know what an NBA uniform looks like," He wrote on his personal blog. "You know what the Mavs colors are for today and the past. We want some new ideas that stay true to our logo and at least close to our current color schemes. Show us what you got !"
He went on to discuss how fans can send in their ideas, directly to the blog, so others can see them and potentially be inspired to create their own.
Dallas's last uniform change came in the 2001-02 season, so by 2015, the decade-and-a-half-old jerseys will definitely need an upgrade. The current jerseys are blue with navy and white lettering for away games, white with blue and white lettering for home games. Alternate jerseys are green with blue lettering.
Ideas for the Mavs' new look can be posted until the end of May 2013, and there's no doubt that there will be some great designs, from fans and professionals alike.
Read more... Join the Conversation... May 9th, 2013 at 9:30 PM
By Kevin RodriguezJim O'Brien has decided to retire from coaching, as he leaves the Dallas Mavericks after one year under Rick Carlisle, mainly as the offensive coordinator.
The 61-year-old O'Brien informed Carlisle of his decision earlier in April. Dallas is hiring former Portland Trail Blazers interim coach and assistant Kaleb Canales to replace O'Brien.
Carlisle said via email, "I consider Jim O'Brien a great basketball man of high integrity and thank him for everything he taught me, my staff and our players this past season. We are fortunate that Kaleb Canales became available and had interest in joining the Mavs organization."
Read more... Join the Conversation... May 4th, 2013 at 9:28 PM
By Kevin RodriguezIt is still a long shot to imagine Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard and Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul leaving their respective teams to join an aging Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks.
However, with both Howard and Paul gone from the 2013 NBA playoffs after just one round, at least some seeds of hope are being planted in the minds of Dallas fans and faithful.
Both players would have to give up an extra $30 million to leave their respective LA teams to join Dallas for one less year on their contracts, thus one less year in guaranteed money.
The one thing the Mavs can sell, especially head coach Rick Carlisle and owner Mark Cuban, is continued championship culture, chemistry within the roster, and sacrifice of its main star, Dirk, to let younger guys run the show.
Two very long months must go by before the Mavs can make their final pitches to their free agent targets, but their is definitely more hope than there was two weeks ago.
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