The Dallas Mavericks have made Dirk Nowitzki a "significant" contract offer and hope to get a response as soon as Saturday.
Team president Donnie Nelson made the offer during a meeting
Friday with Nowitzki's adviser, Holger Geschwindner. He was taking
the contract to Nowitzki to think about overnight, and another
meeting was planned for Saturday.
Nelson says everything is going "in a positive direction."
The most Nowitzki could re-sign for is a four-year deal worth
$96 million with a no-trade clause. The 2007 NBA MVP has spent his
entire career in Dallas and is the franchise leader in points and
rebounds. He has led them to 10 straight 50-win seasons.