I'd be pretty pissed if a player did that to my team so I don't blame Mavs fans for being upset.

The best part of this was seeing Broussard get called out for being an idiot.

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To me, the issues isn't as much that he flipped (but waiting so long was bush league). The part that makes him look like a spoiled brat is that he didn't even communicate with the Mavericks to let them know what he was doing.

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This. There isn't a person here that wouldn't have changed teams if they wanted to play in LA, we're talking millions of dollars on the line. That's what the moratorium period is for so players can make up their mind and do that. But communicating that you were going and causing a franchise to base its actions on that, then all of a sudden going dark on them is bush league.

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To me, the issues isn't as much that he flipped (but waiting so long was bush league). The part that makes him look like a spoiled brat is that he didn't even communicate with the Mavericks to let them know what he was doing.

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Another thing to think about:

The clippers were concerned enough about DJ'S commitment or will that they stayed with him until midnight.

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To me, the issues isn't as much that he flipped (but waiting so long was bush league). The part that makes him look like a spoiled brat is that he didn't even communicate with the Mavericks to let them know what he was doing.

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This. There isn't a person here that wouldn't have changed teams if they wanted to play in LA, we're talking millions of dollars on the line. That's what the moratorium period is for so players can make up their mind and do that. But communicating that you were going and causing a franchise to base its actions on that, then all of a sudden going dark on them is bush league.

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No, the moratorium was extra time for figuring the salary cap and mailing the contracts back and forth.

Sorting Out the DeAndre Jordan Carnival

Article from Zach Lowe explaining the situation on several levels.

Not a Mavs fan, so don't care from that perspective. What I do wonder is what would Jordan have been like on a team that allowed him to take part in the offense besides put-backs and alley-oops. Was part of the new deal a clause that Paul has to actually try to get him the ball in the block? With Crawford and Reddick he really isn't even a third offensive option, more like a 5th. Would have been interesting to see him given a chance. I guess he would rather be a shot-blocker/rebounder on a better team.

I predict for the first month of next season, Paul and Doc include him in the offense and then he goes back to what he was.

Are you kidding about such a clause in the contract?

It's in there, right after the clause that Chris Paul has to be nice to him when they play video games