Mavs enter KG bidding

[monosylab1k]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the Hawks were lined up to take Conley from OSU with the 3rd pic?

They've changed their tune on that. Now they want Horford at 3 and Acie Law at 11. Or so they say, I guess we won't know for sure until Thursday night.

[2pac]

Good luck Dallas. Howard is BYC. That should make things real easy. Of course the idiots writing about the Mavs don't understand that. It is a lot to learn when basketball has only existed for 5 years in Dallas.

[Findog]

Good luck Dallas. Howard is BYC. That should make things real easy. Of course the idiots writing about the Mavs don't understand that. It is a lot to learn when basketball has only existed for 5 years in Dallas.

RTA, they covered your angle:

* Maybe that what the Mavs meant when they expressed to Minnesota that they don’t care about “the money part.’’ Or maybe it’s a message to not worry about waiting until after the draft to pull the trigger. On the surface, it would seem the Mavs should hope Minnesota waits until draft night and beyond to do anything because as time goes on, a commodity like Howard becomes a “base-year’’ player (after June 30) and therefore is more financially “filling’’ when it comes to trades. Our David Lord has pieced together a workable idea: Diop, Howard, Terry, Croshere and a No. 1 for KG and change. That can happen by mid-July.

Personally, if it's going to take 3 or 4 guys from our core to get KG and his $25 million cap figure for next year, no thanks.

[johngateswhiteley]

Our David Lord has pieced together a workable idea: Diop, Howard, Terry, Croshere and a No. 1 for KG and change. That can happen by mid-July.

i don't think that makes dallas better, in fact, i think it makes them worse. Terry and Howard play fired up ball against us and Diop plays decent defense at times.

...i'm all for dallas making that trade.

[Findog]

i don't think that makes dallas better, in fact, i think it makes them worse. Terry and Howard play fired up ball against us and Diop plays decent defense at times.

...i'm all for dallas making that trade.

and the #1 pick has to be in the top 10 and can only be acquired by moving up in the draft (i.e. Devin Harris). so to sum up: Terry, Harris, Diop, Howard for KG at $25 million cap figure after his trade kicker. No thanks. I pray Donnie Nelson isn't that dumb. I don't take as gospel anything these front office guys say publicly this time of the year anyway. It might just be a head-fake to get the Lakers or Suns to up their offer if they think they're actually competing with Dallas to get him.

[spursfan09]

Doesn't matter, KG has been Tim Duncan's for years now.