At 11:01pm North Texas time, Dirk Nowitzki will become a free agent for the first time in his career. He and his advisor, Holger Geschwindner, are coming to Dallas on Thursday to meet with Mavs GM Donnie Nelson. Nelson found out that bit of information while he was at DFW airport trying to get a ticket to go to Germany to woo Dirk. He was standing at the ticket counter when Holger called to deliver that news.
Kind of weird turn of events, dontcha think? I feel Dirk will stay in Dallas but wouldn't be totally shocked if he left. Would you? Maybe he feels he's done all he can with the Mavericks and the best opportunity to win a title is with another team. Just sayin....
On to the fun stuff.
The Mavericks are putting on a fullcourt press to get fans involved in the keep Dirk in Dallas campaign. It's got a fun title: DFW Digs Dirk. There is a video message saying just that currently scrolling on Dallas' Hunt Building overlooking Woodall Rogers freeway.
Thursday, the team will start selling DFW Digs Dirk t-shirts on Mavgear.com and all team fan shops at the AAC, North Park Center and Willowbend Mall. Plus, you amateur graffiti fans get to have fun, too! With your purchase of a shirt, you get some shoe polish to decorate your car and show more support. The best part is that all Dirk-related merchandise will be....wait for it......41% off.
I can't believe the 2010 free agency summer is finally here. We've talked about it for so long. It's going to be a crazy few days. At least the Mavericks want you to be involved and have a little fun trying to convince Dirk this is where he should keep playing.Stay tuned!
