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That will be the . We'll have Tyronn Lue running the point and dishing to the old man version of Dirk with no ankles and Diop on the inside, making 14 million.
At least we can dream about rebuilding in 2010. It will be great.
That will be the . We'll have Tyronn Lue running the point and dishing to the old man version of Dirk with no ankles and Diop on the inside, making 14 million.
Awesome note: The Nuggets didn't even have a draft pick and they fared better tonight than the Mavs.
So is the plan to cut Shan Foster mid-season in order to make sure we have space to put Jalen Rose on the roster?
Cuban will say he didn't want to spend the money and then turn around and buy the ing Cubs next week.
Tom Hicks II.
But at least a Hicks team has won a Stanley Cup.
any way possible to do a S&T for Okafor?
Only if they'd be willing to take on a hefty contract with a lesser player.
I'd rather take Felton from the Bobcats since hearing they're shopping him now.
yea, but we already got kidd. i would rather have felton, but the Mavs more than likely arent going to get rid of kidd already
Felton to match up against the quicker PGs and be groomed for the future.
MLE between a combination of Diop/CJ Miles/ Patrick O'Bryant/ Pietrus/ Artest?
Damp, Stack and JET were being shopped last night and did find some interest, though nothing came to fruition. But people were listening - especially those wanting to clear space for 2010 (hint, hint).
please dont tell me the Nets...
And who might they have that they'd want to move that would total a combination of those contracts? Especially those expiring in time for 2010?
please dont tell me vince carter
You're a quick one.
hmm... so any other rumors floating around?
Nothing legit.
With Mike Miller already traded, I'm in full Mavs depression. This team has truly fallen.
As for Vince Carter.....at this point...... it. Get him to Dallas. He can't make this team any worse. There's a sliver of a chance he actually gets motivated to win after seeing what Boston did. He's still a top 10 talent when he gives a .
I've just given up. No point in caring this much about a team when it's painfully obvious that the players and front office don't care half as much as I do.
There's a name missing from that group. THE name. Those three can stick around and this team won't be worse for it, but if THE name is still on the roster next season this thing is headed straight into the ter. Jason Kidd needs to get his #5 jersey back next season or we can just gear up early for Rangers spring training.
overreact much, god damn its about as bad as the knicks fans who apparently just boo anything in sight.
solid pick at 51 and its understandable that someone wouldnt want to pay 3 million dollars and or trade picks for a 2nd round pick regardless of the player i mean CDR isnt going to change the franchise around
Are the Mavs planning on using Deveon George's Bird rights
They should be. He can be used to match salary. Honestly, the Mavs just need to start getting rid of their bad contracts, start using their MLE and scouting resources to find the next Brandon Bass, and make a run at Kevin Durant when he becomes a FA. If that team goes to OKC, Durant won't stick around.
It's so frustrating to watch the Blazers run circles around the rest of the league. Shan Foster most likely will never be a player that matters for the Mavericks. But Chris Douglas-Roberts could've been. I don't get it.
In case you haven't seen it already, here's the Mavs' summer league roster:
Summer League invites
Once the Draft ended, the Mavs were on the phone with rookie free agents. The team has had success in the past with those players overlooked through 60 picks.
The following free agents have been invited to join Renaldas Seibutis, Reyshawn Terry and Shan Foster on the summer league team: Keith McLeod, Aaron Miles, Derrick Low, Reggie Williams, Richie Frahm, JaJuan Smith, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Yaroslav Korolev, Charles Rhodes, James Singleton and Pape Sow.
Foster is expected to arrive in Dallas on Sunday and begin workouts Monday. The team hopes to firm up the summer league roster as soon as possible. The summer league team will play next month in Las Vegas and Salt Lake City.
http://mavscourtsideview.blogspot.co...e-invites.html
Quite a good group. Interesting to see Korolev there.
Nice SL team. Sow, Singleton, Pops, and Korolev are ones to look out for.
Aaron Miles is a very solid pass first PG. He should help the team to play well.
Cuban says Dallas Mavericks turned down chances to move up in NBA draft
09:10 PM CDT on Saturday, June 28, 2008
By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News
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FRISCO – The Dallas Mavericks received plenty of grief for not moving up in the NBA draft, but for those who have doubts that the cost was prohibitive, Mark Cuban has an explanation.
"One of the teams drafting very high in the second round called and told us we could have their pick for $2 million and a second-rounder," Cuban said Saturday.
"It was outrageous. A team offered us half-a-million for [pick] 51, and we turned it down. People were asking, 'Why aren't you buying up?' We turned down half-a-million because we really, really like Shan."
The Mavericks selected Shan Foster with the 51st pick Thursday, electing not to fund another team's bank account to move up. In the past, early second-round picks have gone for $500,000. Sometimes, $250,000 got a deal done.
Five years ago, the Mavericks moved up five spots in the second round for the princely sum of $10,000.
Clearly, the draft is just as susceptible to inflation as everything else in life.
Cuban said the Mavericks ended up getting three players they had targeted with the 51st pick. It was a little like the 2003 draft that produced Marquis Daniels as an undrafted free agent.
He said it is telling that teams were trying to sell a lot of second-round picks.
"Why were they offering? They're not stupid," Cuban said. "It was a deep draft going in. Then, there were a lot of name players that fell. We thought there might be five guys that we'd trade up for. A couple went and then Shan fell to us. Another one we were looking at [Tennessee's] JaJuan Smith [didn't get drafted and] is coming into camp. Reggie Williams [Virginia Military] is another.
"We always look for the blur of the draft. JaJuan was the fastest guy, the best defender of the point, and Shan was the best shooter."
Asked why Foster lasted until No. 51, Cuban said: "We were lucky. He didn't work out for a lot of teams, and he had some back issues that I think kept him from getting picked higher.
"All you have to do is look at his YouTube tape where he had nine 3s against Mississippi State. It's incredible the range he has. [ESPN analyst] Jay Bilas said Shan couldn't hit the NBA 3, but he never even takes a college 3. I think we got a steal, but we'll see. Everybody's a hero on draft day."
Cuban also said the Mavericks' future for next season is bright.
"There's always work to do," he said. "There's no perfect team. But I think people are underestimating this team in a big way and that's a good thing. Everybody wants to play down [Jason] Kidd, and golly, golly, he's captain of the Olympic team. What does that tell you?"
This gives me some hope that the FO is trying to do something...
Gerald Green with the vet minimum? Eh, not that bad.
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