Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks agreed to a two-year deal worth at least $40 million.
The deal can be signed Thursday, when the NBA moratorium on contract signings is lifted.
Nowitzki played last season on a one-year deal and has spent his entire 18-year career with the Mavericks. He is sixth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with 29,491 career points.
Nowitzki, 38, declined his $8.7 million player option for 2016-17 and became a free agent, but the Mavericks never fretted Nowitzki’s departure.
In another move, the Mavericks signed guard Seth Curry agreed to a two-year, $6 million deal.
–Dwayne Wade has millions more and a lasting legacy on the table in Miami but a reunion with LeBron James in Cleveland could get him much closer to another NBA title.
Wade will meet with the Cavaliers while his free agency situation continues to play out, according to Jason Lloyd of The Sports Xchange. The cost of joining the Cavs would likely mean a significant hit to Wade’s bottom line.
The Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets and Heat are offering more money. According to reports, the Bulls and Nuggets were told Wade would like a two-year, $50 million deal with a player option for a third year.
But the Heat offered the 34-year-old pillar of the franchise a deal for two years for $40 million, hoping to prevent a divorce. Wade, a 12-time All-Star, had made over $300 million in total salary since he was drafted in the first round out of Marquette in 2003.
–Pau Gasol confirmed he is set to join the San Antonio Spurs when the NBA moratorium on free agent signings is lifted.
Gasol verbally agreed to a two-year deal worth $30 million. The deal features a second-year player option.
Gasol spent the past two seasons with the Chicago Bulls. Last season he averaged a double-double (16.5 points, 11.0 rebounds per game) but the Bulls failed to make the postseason.
Gasol, who turns 36 on Wednesday, was an All-Star in both seasons with the Bulls. But he declined his option on June 27 and now will make more than twice what he was earning in Chicago.
–The Golden State Warriors added to their talent supply by agreeing to terms with veteran power forward David West.
West agreed to a one-year deal worth the veteran’s minimum salary of $1.55 million, according to various reports.
West, who turns 36 in August, opted out of a $12.6 million salary one summer ago to play for San Antonio at the veteran’s minimum. He recently opted out of his option with the Spurs to become a free agent and has accepted a second straight low-priced deal.
West averaged 7.1 points in 78 games for San Antonio. The 13-year veteran has career averages of 14.8 points and 6.9 rebounds.
–San Antonio traded forward Boris Diaw to Utah to clear up cap room to sign free agent Pau Gasol.
The Jazz will send the rights to last year’s second-round pick, Olivier Hanlan, to the Spurs. Hanlan, a guard, played this past season overseas.
Diaw, 34, averaged 6.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game last season with the Spurs. He will make $7 million this season.
–LeBron James remains a free agent and a number of teams were contacting his agent to see if the NBA Finals MVP was 100 percent committed to staying in Cleveland.
Despite opting out of his 2016-17 contract, James has said he has no intentions of leaving Northeastern Ohio, at least for now.
But teams are doing their due diligence, according to ESPN, which also reported James’ agent Rich Paul has “politely” informed teams that James is staying a Cavalier.
–Philadelphia 76ers forward Ben Simmons, the No. 1 overall pick in last month’s NBA Draft, left his first summer league game in the fourth quarter due to cramping in both legs.
Simmons did not return to action in the 76ers’ 102-94 loss to the Boston Celtics on Monday at Salt Lake City. He sat out Tuesday’s contest against San Antonio.
Simmons, a 19-year-old Australian who spent one season at LSU, finished the night with 10 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
–The Charlotte Hornets signed free-agent center Roy Hibbert to a one-year, $5 million deal, according to published reports.
Hibbert, a two-time All-Star, is coming off a poor season with the Los Angeles Lakers in which he averaged a career-low 5.9 points. In eight NBA seasons, the 29-year-old Hibbert has career averages of 10.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots.
Charlotte also added backup guard Ramon Sessions, who reportedly received a two-year, $12.5 million deal. Sessions has played with seven different teams and averaged 9.9 points last season for the Washington Wizards.
–Guard Gerald Henderson and the Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a two-year, $18 million deal, according to The Vertical.
Henderson, who played his high school basketball in Philadelphia and whose father played for the 76ers, will be counted on for veteran leadership.
The seven-year veteran averaged 8.7 points and 2.9 rebounds for Portland last season. He spent the first six seasons of his career with the Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets.
–Orlando and Portland are finalizing a deal that will send point guard Shabazz Napier to the Trail Blazers for cash.
Originally drafted with the 24th pick in the NBA draft in 2014 by Charlotte, Napier was dealt to Miami where he played in 51 games.
Orlando sent Miami a second-round pick last July for Napier. In a reserve role, the 24-year-old averaged 3.7 points, 1.8 assists in less than 11 minutes off the bench.