Jodie Valade of the Dallas Morning News reports that the Mavs are close to resigning their biggest free agent.

Raef LaFrentz is near to an agreement to terms with the Mavericks. Free agents can?t sign contracts until Wednesday, but Mavs? owner Mark Cuban said he is swilling to give LaFrentz the maximum 7-year deal. The contract is expected to be worth somewhere in the neighborhood of $60 million.

The future of the Mavericks? other free agents, Eduardo Najera, Wang Zhi-Zhi and Greg Buckner isn?t so clear.

Cuban is waiting for Zhi-Zhi to hire an agent before they enter into negotiations with him.

Buckner is getting some interest from other teams around the league including the Sixers and Lakers and is not expected to return.

Najera is looking for a contract befitting of a top reserve, like Jerome Williams in Toronto who was given a 6-year, $41 million deal last summer. Cuban met with Najera?s agent, Dan Fegan last week to discuss Najera's contract, and has said he wants to limit spending where possible because the Mavericks are well into luxury tax territory.