Marc Stein of the Dallas Morning News reports that the Mavericks pulled out all the stops in entertaining Seattle free agent Rashard Lewis. The free-agent forward was greeted by a couple hundred well-wishers at the airport, shown to his would-be locker at American Airlines Center housing a LEWIS No. 43 jersey and treated to the sound of faux play-by-play from Mavericks radio voice Mark Followill while he signed for a pack of yelping kids.

"I'm very impressed," Lewis said. "I'm still impressed."

The Mavericks are ultimately looking for a signed offer sheet from Lewis. They are offering their entire mid-class exception, totaling $15 million, for 3-years, but they know that they are a long shot in the Lewis sweepstakes.

The Sonics have the ability to pay much more than any other team and have reportedly offered more than $60 million over 7-years. Houston can offer the same amount ad Dallas, but has the advantage of being Lewis? hometown.

Mavs owner Mark Cuban said that he wasn?t going to pressure Lewis into a decision. "I'm not even going to try" to get a read on Lewis' intentions.? Cuban said that the ?full-court courtship? was merely a meeting to answer Lewis? questions.

Cuban, though, might have scored one victory already. Asked if leaving Seattle came down to a choice between the Mavericks and his hometown Rockets, Lewis gave the advantage to the former. "I think Dallas has a better organization than Houston," Lewis said.