The only question now for Dirk Nowitzki is when the statue goes up.
The Mavericks can start planning on the specifics. Nowitzki on Monday signed a $5 million deal that will ensure he plays a record-smashing 21st season with the Mavericks. He will earn the same as he would have if the Mavericks had picked up the option year on the contract he signed in 2017 for two years.
It was a formality. Everybody knew he was staying with the Mavericks.
The team renounced his deal on June 29 because they thought they'd need that money for free agency.