News broke this afternoon via a ESPN.com report that Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki will indeed opt out of his contract, making him a free agent this summer. While the move is surprising to some, many close to the Mavericks organization felt this was indeed possible, and there is somewhat of a contingent “Plan B” in regards to Mark Cuban’s wish list should Dallas and Dirk part ways.
The suitors for Dirk’s talents will be long, and likely start with the New York Knicks. Mike D’Antoni dreams of creating potential matchup problems with Dirk in his lineup, and should New York also land another top flight perimeter scorer, they will instantly be playoff bound. The Heat would also draw interest with Dirk, as well as Cleveland, if they should lose LeBron to free agency.
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