Dirk Nowitzki staying a Maverick

basketballThe Dallas Mavericks announced Tuesday they re-signed franchise great Dirk Nowitzki.

The Mavericks didn’t announce terms of the deal, which was reported two weeks ago, but ESPN.com said Nowitzki signed for three years and $25 million,  rebuffing offers from other teams and taking a paycut to help Dallas sign Chandler Parsons.

Nowitzki, 36, has been an All-Star 12 times in 16 seasons with the Mavericks and led them to an NBA title in 2011.  He averaged 21.7 points in 80 games this past season —  a spike of more than four points per game over 2012-13.

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