On Wednesday, Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban said that the club will continue to discuss an extension on the contract of Josh Howard.

Donnie Nelson hopes to have the deal finalized prior to the start of training camp.

"Everybody prefers to find the common ground and get some security for both sides," Nelson said. "We're going in a decent direction and there's a pretty good possibility something can get done. But there's no real sense of urgency. If for some reason nothing happens, then he plays for us this season and we revisit it next summer."