From the AP: Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he's agreed with forward Dirk Nowitzki on a six-year extension worth an estimated $90 million.

"Yes (we have a verbal agreement), but it's not something we will rush to do," Cuban said Tuesday of Nowitzki, who won't be back in Dallas until late September as he completes his obligations with Germany at the European Championships.

The deal will take Cuban's off-season spending into the range of $250 million, which is almost as much as the $280 million that Cuban spent to buy the team.