Dirk will wait until January before looking outside NBA ByEddie Sefko / Reporter 2:39 PM on Tue., Sep. 20, 2011 http://tinyurl.com/3uuhefe Dirk Nowitzki has had a busy 12 months and because of that he's going to give the NBA every chance to settle its labor dispute with players before committing to play in another league. Holger Geschwindner, longtime personal coach and close friend to the Mavericks' perennial all-star and NBA Finals MVP, said Tuesday that Nowitzki plans on waiting until January before striking any deal with a German or other European club. January is widely considered the drop-dead month for the NBA having to reach a new collective-bargaining agreement and still being able to conduct a shortened season -- presumably 50 games like the one played in 1999, the last and only time the league has lost regular-season games because of a labor dispute. "Dirk will wait until January," Geschwindner said. "If the complete season will be canceled, he has to join a team to stay in shape." That's excellent news for the Mavericks and their fans. Since arriving for training camp last September, Nowitzki has played almost nonstop. He led the Mavericks to the franchise's first championship in June, then took a brief break before joining the German national team to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in London. That bid failed, and Nowitzki has said he will take a break from international play. He's also planning on using the next month or two to let his body recharge, something that has been extremely beneficial to him in recent years. Now 33, Nowitzki understands the need for a rest and recovery time after a long stretch of basketball. In that respect, the lockout could be a positive for the Mavericks and Nowitzki. Training camps would open on Oct. 3, but that seems unlikely given the paralyzed state of negotiations between players and management. Mavericks' officials are not allowed to speak about players during the lockout, which has been in place for nearly three months. Nowitzki will be a sought-after asset by every German team and most others in Europe if he decides to go that route. Dirk过去一年都非常忙碌，从球赛开季打到总冠军赛， 再代表德国参加刚结束不久 的欧锦赛，几乎是没有休息，现在NBA封馆对他来说未必是件坏事，至少他还有疑段 时间可以好好休息。 而Dirk的恩师Geschwindner表示，Dirk目前想好好休息一两个月，等看看NBA会不会 在明年一月开打，在那之前他不会和其他任何球队有所接触，但如果那时确定NBA整 个球季都没了，那他就会考虑加入其他球队，去维持他的状况。 会这样决定，主要是因为Dirk刚进NBA的第一年就是上次封馆结束後的缩水球季，而 那年球季就是在1月开打，所以1月可说是视为谈判的最後期限。 目前小牛官方还是不能和球员有所接触的。 -- ╭─────────╮ Our Way Our Will Our Win ╭╯Dallas Mavericks╭╯ ￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣ ╰─────────╯ --

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