Source: Mavs, Mahinmi agree to deal

[Zelophehad]

Don't see this thread yet, but:

Source: Mavs, Mahinmi agree to deal

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5374037

[Zelophehad]

Bi-annual exception. $2m per. Second year is a team option.

[MavDynasty]

nothing to lose at that price. he could develop into something nice from what ive read

[badfish22]

tbh I posted it here.

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=158650

But I guess it could use another thread.

I like the signing.

[crc21209]

Well...fuck. :td :lol

[Zelophehad]

TR59Fga7NLc

Guy was a first team all D-Leaguer!!

[HeatChamps]

:lol

[Roddy Beaubois]

Scola part two. Way to go Spurs :lol

[Muser]

If he doesn't foul every possesion then he's a great pickup for Dallas, would of much rather of payed Mahinmi the 2 mil and told Bonner to fuck off.

[Edward]

If Mahinmi pans out as a productive backup center for Dallas, let the chode bloadation of Spurstalk commence :lol

[JamStone]

The league is in trouble.

[Zelophehad]

Copy + Paste =

Ian Mahinmi could be this summer's secret prize:

http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/06/02/ian-mahinmi-could-be-summers-secret-prize/

This summer's NBA free agent extravaganza revolves around basketball deities like LeBron James (http://www.fanhouse.com/tag/LeBron+James/) and Dwyane Wade (http://www.fanhouse.com/tag/Dwyane+Wade/). But as we've documented at FanHouse, this is also a mighty deep class of players, with perhaps 40 free agents who can expect contracts in excess of $2 million. My list of the NBA's top 50 free agents (http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/04/06/top-50-2010-nba-free-agents/) has an ever-growing addendum, and it (for the most part) ignores potential acquisitions currently playing overseas.

Well-known veterans will indeed get the bulk of attention come July 1. But there's a corps of young, relatively anonymous players up for grabs as well. One of the most mysterious in this set is 6'11 Spurs forward Ian Mahinmi (http://www.fanhouse.com/tag/Ian+Mahinmi/). The Frenchman, 23, saw only spotty action in San Antonio this season, appearing in 26 games and logging more than 15 minutes in a game only twice. In that limited action, Mahinmi performed, shooting 63 percent from the floor and collecting more than 18 percent of all available rebounds while on the court.

That production syncs with his more extensive NBA D-League experience. Mahinmi played more than 1,300 minutes with the Spurs-owned Austin Toros in 2007-08, finishing the season third in the league in PER, top-10 in rebounds and blocks per game, fourth in effective field goal percentage, second in True Shooting percentage, second in Win Shares, and a first-team All D-League honoree. Basically, Mahinmi is what almost every team is looking for in the draft this June: an active, productive young big man.

But why, then, is Mahinmi such an afterthought heading into free agency? Why did the Spurs decline his cheap option for 2010-11? Why are the Spurs considered unlikely to make a strong effort to keep Mahinmi?

On the surface, Mahinmi simply hasn't played much lately, which could explain the lack of buzz. Mahinmi suffered a season-ending injury at the start of the 2008-09 season, limiting the Frenchman to just one game with the Toros and not a single minute with the Spurs. Mahinmi came back healthy for the '09-10 season and remained on S.A.'s roster for the entirety of the year. But the free agent addition of Antonio McDyess (http://www.fanhouse.com/tag/Antonio+McDyess/) and the drafting of DeJuan Blair (http://www.fanhouse.com/tag/DeJuan+Blair/) pushed Mahinmi down the pecking order. McDyess, the 13-year veteran, started 50 games for the Spurs, and Blair -- who many observers felt was underused -- averaged 18 minutes a night in playing all 82 games. With Tim Duncan (http://www.fanhouse.com/tag/Tim+Duncan/) continuing to anchor the frontcourt and Matt Bonner (http://www.fanhouse.com/tag/Matt+Bonner/) at the ready for "stretch-4" situations, Mahinmi struggled to get off the bench. While Bonner is a free agent and McDyess and Duncan continue to get closer to retirement, the potential signing of 2007 Spurs draft pick Tiago Splitter (http://www.fanhouse.com/tag/Tiago+Splitter/) may keep the rotation too tight for Mahinmi to break through in San Antonio.

As so many prospects before Mahinmi have learned, building a reputation without opportunity is difficult. But at just 23 years old, Mahinmi has to worry just as much about his next contract as the one in play this summer. As such, Mahinmi and his agent have made noise about going to a team who promises to get the forward plenty of playing time. NBA teams rarely agree to such demands (especially for unproven players), which has me thinking Mahinmi is on his way back to Europe. That's unfortunate for NBA fans, because this kid can really play. But unless an NBA team can see through the fog and find a deal that works for Mahinmi (by providing a reasonable opportunity for playing time), joining an upper echelon European club makes the most sense for the Frenchman.

As a fan of Mahinmi, I'll continue to hold out hope some young team will convince him to stay in the States. While signing Mahinmi won't be as impactful as prying LeBron from Cleveland or Chris Bosh (http://www.fanhouse.com/tag/Chris+Bosh/) from Toronto, grabbing the Frenchman could wind up looking like the summer's most prescient move.

[Zelophehad]

D-League KG tbh.

[Fpoonsie]

If he doesn't foul every possesion then he's a great pickup for Dallas, would of much rather of payed Mahinmi the 2 mil and told Bonner to fuck off.

Este.

[Leetonidas]

Enjoy our sloppy seconds

[dirk4mvp]

Enjoy our sloppy seconds

Enjoy trying to justify giving the Mavs a player every spurfan on ST wanted over Bonner.

[Booharv]

When he was drafted: "He needs to add strength in his legs to avoid getting bullied in the paint."

Summer '10: "He needs to add strength in his legs to avoid getting bullied in the paint."

[Booharv]

Enjoy trying to justify giving the Mavs a player every spurfan on ST wanted over Bonner.

Tbh I'd take Ratliff or Kevin Willis back if it meant Bonner went to another team.

[rayray2k8]

Good for him. Hope he can finally find a home. Warning though, the guys makes some bad rotations and gets into foul trouble early. But a good project.

[Supergirl]

Ian was injury prone and not a particularly good defender, therefore he didn't get much playing time. Ironic that he wanted to go to a team that could offer more and he's going to the Mavs, where he may not get much more. Esp if he sucks as much as he did for the Spurs.

I think Ian may be an example of a European player who can't make the transition to NBA style basketball.

[redzero]

Who is Mahimini?

[ducks]

very injury prone

[dirk4mvp]

very injury prone

why does it suck?
there is suppose to be a sallary cap to try to keep the field level

if they got lee they have bird rights to sign him to any amout

I do not know about the cap in baseball
but how with their large payroll and having to pay taxes 24 million each year


how they would be able to sign lee?

[MavDynasty]

why does it suck?
there is suppose to be a sallary cap to try to keep the field level

if they got lee they have bird rights to sign him to any amout

I do not know about the cap in baseball
but how with their large payroll and having to pay taxes 24 million each year


how they would be able to sign lee?

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:roll in:rollin:rollin:rollin:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Damn, well this could turn out bad :lol

[Brazil]

meanwhile bonner get an extension

i don't care if he is raw, injury prone, not nba ready etc etc... he is still 10x better than bonner just because he is tall

[4>0rings]

Good signing Mavs. If you give the guy minutes and he gets over the 'rookie' treatment from the refs he will produce.

[jag]

If Carlisle wouldn't play Roddy what's to make anyone think he'll actually play Ian?

[4>0rings]

If Carlisle wouldn't play Roddy what's to make anyone think he'll actually play Ian?
Once he reads ST, he'll start to play Ian.

[Koolaid_Man]

Don't see this thread yet, but:

Source: Mavs, Mahinmi agree to deal

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5374037


Yo kid listen up...a nigga hungry than a muthafucker is Mahinmi some kind of Thai stir fry rice or some shit...share the fucking recipe Nigga...:toast

[spursfan1000]

Mahammi is a bust, he couldent even earn garbage minutes, hes been hurt 3 of last 4 seasons.

[4>0rings]

Mahammi is a bust, he couldent even earn garbage minutes, hes been hurt 3 of last 4 seasons.
You forget Pop was his coach and the Spurs resigned Bonner with a raise for 4 years.

[Jace]

Mahammi is a bust, he couldent even earn garbage minutes, hes been hurt 3 of last 4 seasons.

Didn't he have a broken bone or something that required surgery but the Spurs medical staff was incompetent and didn't see it until the 3rd year?

[leemajors]

why does it suck?
there is suppose to be a sallary cap to try to keep the field level

if they got lee they have bird rights to sign him to any amout

I do not know about the cap in baseball
but how with their large payroll and having to pay taxes 24 million each year


how they would be able to sign lee?

impressive :lol

[sefant77]

People forgetting, we hammer center with MLE deals but the ones we pick up cheap are overachiving (Diop before his MLE, Hollins..)

[Xevious]

Well worth the price. Yeah, he fouls a lot, has been injured most of the time... but he's a tall, super athletic center. There aren't many of those around for that price.

[sefant77]

Dirk/Jefferson/Marion/Najera
Haywood/Jefferson/Mahinmi

FC done

[sribb43]

Screw Jefferson, we got Mahinmi

[Spurtacus]

Perfect waste of 5 years. I'm going to be pissed if he becomes a serviceable backup PF/C.

[Fabbs]

If he doesn't foul every possesion then he's a great pickup for Dallas, would of much rather of payed Mahinmi the 2 mil and told Bonner to fuck off.
Hope Manhinmi does fantastic in Dallas.
Hope he matches up with Bonner vs the Spurs and dunks on his ass.

What a disgraceful move by the Spurs.
But but but....Bonner spreads the floor.

[DesignatedT]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs096.ash2/38126_10150227961320333_828580332_13557713_6532218 _n.jpg

[Zelophehad]

If Carlisle wouldn't play Roddy what's to make anyone think he'll actually play Ian?
Tbh Carlisle probably gonna make it about 40 games playing Barea and Najera 15+ mpg and get himself fired/lynched.

[Obstructed_View]

Good pickup by the Mavs. The potential for a steal is there. It'll be interesting to see how he does. He's a smart defender and has some really nice post moves. I hope he fails utterly, but that's just because I don't want him to make the Mavs better. :)

[sribb43]

:lmao Ian

[4>0rings]

Splitter > Ian

[Budkin]

This is bad because he has one good highlight with the Spurs. So it is bad for the Spurs. Scola.

[jjktkk]

Scola part two. Way to go Spurs :lol

Ummm, okay. :lol