Josh Howard, Devin Harris, Jae Crowder
quote:Hopefully that's the objective. Tank for the #1 for two years.
I honestly don't even know what we are gonna do to field a team this year.
quote:http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/mavericks/post/_/id/4706436/for-the-fifth-straight-year-mavs-fail-in-free-agency
Whiteside joins DeAndre Jordan, LaMarcus Aldridge, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard and the All-Star version of Deron Williams as big fish who met with the Mavs but declined to sign on the dotted line. Adding Conley to the list seems to be a mere formality. Dallas never even got official meetings with the two superstars owner Mark Cuban wanted most: LeBron James and Chris Paul.
What do the Mavs have to show for five years of trying to hook big fish in free agency after Cuban opted to prioritize cap space over keeping the aging roster of a defending title team together? A grand total of five playoff wins, a few Brinks trucks worth of cap space, one year-old max contract for Wesley Matthews that looks downright reasonable by this summer's standards, and one really frustrated all-time legend.
Poor Dirk Nowitzki, who left a lot of money on the table to give the Mavs flexibility to chase premier free agents.
By no stretch is Nowitzki satisfied with being on the couch by May on an annual basis, but he's so loyal that it would still be considered an absolute stunner if he left the only NBA home he's ever known to chase a championship in the twilight of his career. Never mind that many Mavs fans would actually prefer to see Nowitzki go to Golden State or Oklahoma City, letting Dirk perform on the game's biggest stages again as a historically efficient geezer and letting the Mavs begin a full-fledged rebuilding project.
Being stuck in the NBA middle isn't much fun.
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I'd much rather have parsons than Barnes. Barnes is a dog **** max. I hope to god the Warriors match.
quote:Wouldn't OKC or some other team be able to offer Barnes the max since he is restricted and can't sign yet?
Poor Mavs and poor Dirk. Drastically overpaying for Barnes.
quote:Why would they want to? Barnes is nowhere close to a max player.quote:Wouldn't OKC or some other team be able to offer Barnes the max since he is restricted and can't sign yet?
Poor Mavs and poor Dirk. Drastically overpaying for Barnes.
quote:So are the Mavs signing him to a max to reach the salary cap floor required by the CBA?quote:Why would they want to? Barnes is nowhere close to a max player.quote:Wouldn't OKC or some other team be able to offer Barnes the max since he is restricted and can't sign yet?
Poor Mavs and poor Dirk. Drastically overpaying for Barnes.