When Steve Nash signed with the Phoenix Suns, Dirk Nowitzki was shocked and disapponted that he wouldn't play again with  his good friend and point guard.

"We're always going to be friends, no matter what," Nowitzki said. "And of course we both wanted to end our careers here. But when you're talking millions and millions of dollars, then you have to do what's right.

"I would have never, ever thought we'd let Steve go," Nowitzki said. "When it happened, I was shocked, disappointed and mad altogether. After a couple days, I settled down."

Nowitzki said he never considered anything rash. He said he knew it wouldn't be right to demand a trade or make any other threats.

"I never thought about anything like that," Nowitzki said. "I love being here in Dallas and I love this organization."

"If it (the money) is close, then I would have told him to stay. But he made the right decision."