Dirk Nowitzki was asked what he would do this offseason if the Dallas Mavericks decide to shift into a rebuilding mode.
The Mavericks are in danger of missing the playoffs.
Nowitzki could become a free agent if he doesn't exercise his player option with the Mavericks.
"You know, that's something I'll focus on this summer," said Nowitzki. "I'm in the midst of chasing the playoffs here and trying to play well and compete every night. That's something we'll revisit this summer. Obviously I still have a year on the contract, I could choose to opt out, I think that's in the contract, but honestly I haven't really spent a lot of thought on that at all. I really want to make the playoffs bad. I think our fanbase deserves that. It's always a fun part of the year when it's warm out, when the competition is high, so we'd love to be a part of that. Everything else we can come together and talk about after. There's just not enough thought put into that right now. Hopefully we can squeeze in and make the playoffs and we can talk about all that later."
Nowitzki was later asked about his plans by Tim MacMahon.
"I always said I wanted to play those three years to the end," said Nowitzki. "In my mind, after we won the championship, it was always clear I will retire a Mav."