Dallas Mavericks' billionaire owner Mark Cuban and star Dirk Nowitzki are salivating at the prospect of "dirty" play from Australian veteran recruit Andrew Bogut.
The Mavericks have lacked a physical presence in recent seasons, but they believe Bogut's aggressive play and 213cm frame will help solve that.
"Yesterday Dirk and I were just sitting talking," Cuban told Dallas radio station 105.3 The Fan on Wednesday.
"He's fired up about everybody we got, but he said, 'Bogut, man, he's gonna set those screens, he can pass, he can defend, and he's dirty.