July 3 1996 Named Bob Salmi as an assistant coach/video coordinator. 2003 Signed Josh Howard to a 3 year, $2,590,920 contract with a 4th year worth $1,667,603 at the team's option. 2007 Bernard Griffith accepted a position to coach high school basketball in New Orleans. Griffith had been with Dallas as a developmental coach since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005. 2008 Signed free agent Gerald Green to a 1 year, minimum contract. 2010 Reached a 4 year, $80 million contract agreement with Dirk Nowitzki. The new contract could not be signed until the July Moratorium ended 7/8/10 and was formally signed 7/19/10. 2012 Dallas free agent Jason Terry reportedly reached a 3 year, $15.6 million contract agreement with Boston. The contract could not be formally signed until after the July Moratorium ended on July 11. 2012 Free agent Deron Williams, whom Dallas courted, reportedly reached a 5 year, $100 million contract agreement to re-sign with Brooklyn. The contract could not be formally signed until after the July Moratorium ended on July 11. 2014 Reached a 3 year, $30 million contract agreement to re-sign Dirk Nowitzki (taking a 50% paycut) with the 3rd year at Nowitzki's option. The agreement could not become official until the July Moratorium ended on 7/10/14 and the contract would be formally signed on 7/15/14. 2015 Reached a 4 year contract agreement with Portland free agent Wesley Matthews. The agreement could not be formally signed until the July Moratorium ended on 7/9/15 and would be signed on 7/9/15. 2015 Reached a 4 year, $80 million contract agreement with LA Clippers free agent DeAndre Jordan. The agreement could not be formally signed until the July Moratorium ended on 7/9/16, but Jordan would renege on the agreement (without giving Dallas advance notification) and re-signed with the Clippers on 7/9/15. 2015 Reached a 1 year, minimum contract agreement to re-sign Richard Jefferson. The agreement could can not be formally signed until the July Moratorium ended on 7/9/15. Dallas gave Jefferson the option of negating the deal after the Jordan deal fell through and Jefferson elected to negate the deal and would sign with Cleveland on 8/6/15. 2016 Reached a 4 year, $37 million agreement to re-signed Dwight Powell. The agreement could not be signed until the July Moratorium ended on July 7. 2016 Reached an 1 year, $10 million agreement to re-sign Deron Williams. The agreement could not be signed until the July Moratorium ended on July 7.