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2022 Dallas Mavs Offseason - The search for a rim protector.

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if we don't sign brunson we're expected to sign goran dragic.

Make no mistake, this is an absolute kick in the nuts if they don't somehow get our 1st round pick back from NY next year. Letting an asset walk for nothing is bad business, even if you don't think he's worth the money. This was a Donnie special. Find a diamond in the rough, don't lock him up for cheap when you could have, and now he's gone for nothing. I think we pretty have have to get Dragic now. It's the only way to take some of the sting out of it. 

Damn.  Was busy last week and then out of town.  The last I heard anything about JB it seemed everyone was confident a deal with Dallas was almost done.  

I don't think Brunson meshes with Luka and most likely never will but to have an asset like that walk away for nothing is terrible and is a Jerry Jones family special.

Brunsons ties to the Knicks GM runs deep. Pretty sure he was Rick Brunsons agent and JBs godfather and now Leon Rose's son is JBs agent.

This is not going to end well for either party. I can’t believe the Knicks’s big off-season move is to gut their roster for Brunson. I also can’t believe Brunson is going to take less money and years to play with his dad who is likely going to be fired in two seasons when the next coach is hired. 

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The Knicks worked a trade to dump salary to clear room for Brunson.

Welp. Ok. Come on down Goran. Who else do we go after? Porter Jr? Malik monk? Nurkic? Interesting to see how we prioritize Turner or Bamba now.

I'm interested to hear what the Mavs offer was and how Cuban spins it.

Lesson from the past two season: Cuban’s final thoughts on the season mean jack shit. Last year he sad Carlisle was absolutely going to be the coach and this year he said they were signing JB. Dude needs to shut his trap. 

I like Brunson aight as a backup point or 3rd option, but for how hard the knicks have pursued I can’t help but be turned off. Had it been the warriors then I’d be an even bigger fan of him but knicks makes me think he’ll never headline. 

5pm tomorrow can't come fast enough.

13 hours ago, gsoda3 said:

Welp. Ok. Come on down Goran. Who else do we go after? Porter Jr? Malik monk? Nurkic? Interesting to see how we prioritize Turner or Bamba now.

Turner or Bamba?  Why?

11 hours ago, LurkingHorn said:

Lesson from the past two season: Cuban’s final thoughts on the season mean jack shit. Last year he sad Carlisle was absolutely going to be the coach and this year he said they were signing JB. Dude needs to shut his trap. 

He will never shut his trap. He is just as bad as Jerry Jones. I wish people would realize that. 

57 minutes ago, bluto said:

I like Brunson aight as a backup point or 3rd option, but for how hard the knicks have pursued I can’t help but be turned off. Had it been the warriors then I’d be an even bigger fan of him but knicks makes me think he’ll never headline. 

Exactly this. JB is Devin Harris reincarnated. He’s got a chip on his shoulder because of the draft and because the Mavs didn’t sign him. Whatever. I agree with Vic he doesn’t mesh with Luka and never will, agree with you he’d be a good third option (at best), and am totally turned off he’s running to the biggest laughingstock to be the guy. Fuck him, and hope we didn’t try and resign him. 

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I do not see how this cannot be considered tampering. The Knicks sent front office staff to the playoff games, hiring Rick Brunson, now all these moves made and in place with financial numbers worked out. I know the league has often turned a blind eye but this seems extreme.

That said, not salty he is leaving. He had a good playoffs but I dont think he is worth this much money.



Turner / Bamba...


We've been connected to those two for a while now. They were the most talked about names (along with gobert even after the wood trade) until this brunson drama flared up.
1 hour ago, gsoda3 said:


 

 


We've been connected to those two for a while now. They were the most talked about names (along with gobert even after the wood trade) until this brunson drama flared up.

 

I doubt the Mavs are interested in either of them with Wood. I’ve heard nothing that connects the Mavs to them. 

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2 hours ago, RexWilson said:

I do not see how this cannot be considered tampering. The Knicks sent front office staff to the playoff games, hiring Rick Brunson, now all these moves made and in place with financial numbers worked out. I know the league has often turned a blind eye but this seems extreme.

That said, not salty he is leaving. He had a good playoffs but I dont think he is worth this much money.

pretty sure someone could post a video of themselves tampering to twitter and nothing would happen.  but yeah, heard on the radio that it may be known that the Mavs could not even match but would have to make much higher bid to keep him. 

as soon as his dad tweeted "no home town discount" I knew he was gone.  his dad wanted an NBA job so the knicks got the "dad asst coach" discount.

Magic will not tender Bamba. Come on cubes.

I doubt the Mavs are interested in either of them with Wood. I’ve heard nothing that connects the Mavs to them. 
We must run in different circles then.


I came across this just now. This would be such a great signing for us.

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Is Mo Bamba actually good? 

I feel the Mavs got a little unlucky one of like five teams with cap space went full regard over Brunson

4 years / 110 million which is around 14th best PG in the NBA money. Not terrible I guess but the Knicks shoving all their chips in the middle for the 8 seed or so in their conference is pure Knicks.

 

 

I would have loved Bamba on the Mavs before the Collins deal. Seems like the wrong fit now unless they can get him cheap.

5 minutes ago, Llogg said:

I would have loved Bamba on the Mavs before the Collins deal. Seems like the wrong fit now unless they can get him cheap.

You mean Wood? If so, I agree. No need to go reaching for another big at this point. 

comparing bamba and gobert-  stats from their 4th seasons in the league. 

 

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rudy's more efficient overall on offense but bamba can stretch the floor.  bamba's not a great defender -  he's a decent enough rim protector but his team defense is lacking though i think that's something jkidd can improve.  i'd want him for something like $9/yr but i think there could be a bidding war taking him closer to $15. 

 

1 hour ago, LurkingHorn said:

You mean Wood? If so, I agree. No need to go reaching for another big at this point. 

Fuck me. Yes wood. 

1 hour ago, LurkingHorn said:

You mean Wood? If so, I agree. No need to go reaching for another big at this point. 

Yep. I don’t get what gsoda is talking about. Bamba and Turner are the last things they’re even looking at. In fact Turner came up today on the Ticket and Jake and Demaris immediately dismissed it - because of Wood. Mo Bamba?  Lulz, no thanks. 

Cuban got so lucky with Dirk and Luka Doncic

I really think not resigning Brunson will be like Cubans FU to Steve Nash. Obviously JB will never be the same player as an MVP but pay him!! Don't lose assets for absolutely nothing.

16 hours ago, dcar00 said:

as soon as his dad tweeted "no home town discount" I knew he was gone.  his dad wanted an NBA job so the knicks got the "dad asst coach" discount.

His dad has worked as an assistant to Tibs multiple times over the last decade.  

10 hours ago, Loch Ness Monster said:

Cuban got so lucky with Dirk and Luka Doncic

I really think not resigning Brunson will be like Cubans FU to Steve Nash. Obviously JB will never be the same player as an MVP but pay him!! Don't lose assets for absolutely nothing.

One thing that still hasn't been explained is why did Dallas give Brunson a rookie contract that never called for restricted status. Now the Ticket (mainly Jake) has alluded to it being some sort of altruism of sorts because Brunson should've been a 1st round pick,  but I'm calling bullshit.  Everything about the Mavs and Mark Cuban's history tells me he wanted to lessen Brunson's future cap hold in hopes of having cap space in attracting a future free agent. Once again Mark's irrational need to hit a home run in free agency fucks us in the end.  

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The irony in all this is we're ultimately losing Jalen because of Luka's freak calf strain in the last game of the fucking season.  Without Luka's injury Jalen never blows up against the Jazz and probably resigns with us for somewhere in the neighborhood of Hardaway's contract.  

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I don't think it has to be much value. The Nets are screwed.

24 minutes ago, speed817 said:

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So get off some contracts and Kyrie is on an expiring.  

Yep. I don’t get what gsoda is talking about. Bamba and Turner are the last things they’re even looking at. In fact Turner came up today on the Ticket and Jake and Demaris immediately dismissed it - because of Wood. Mo Bamba?  Lulz, no thanks. 
You're good rolling out with Dwight, maxi, and wood as your centers for the entire season? Don't forget wood is on an expiring contract we might try to unload halfway through. We need one more. Bamba, hartenstein, Turner. In that order. I haven't heard us connected to hartenstein though.

Apparently Brunson cancelled that meeting with the Mavs, so it's a certain deal now.  

6 hours ago, Catdaddyhorn said:

The irony in all this is we're ultimately losing Jalen because of Luka's freak calf strain in the last game of the fucking season.  Without Luka's injury Jalen never blows up against the Jazz and probably resigns with us for somewhere in the neighborhood of Hardaway's contract.  

This group is forgetting JB’s awful first two games against the Suns. We are not losing an All-Star. We are losing a good player. We have already replaced him with a better one in Wood and will be better on D without him. 

 

2 hours ago, gsoda3 said:
17 hours ago, Porterhouse said:
Yep. I don’t get what gsoda is talking about. Bamba and Turner are the last things they’re even looking at. In fact Turner came up today on the Ticket and Jake and Demaris immediately dismissed it - because of Wood. Mo Bamba?  Lulz, no thanks. 

You're good rolling out with Dwight, maxi, and wood as your centers for the entire season? Don't forget wood is on an expiring contract we might try to unload halfway through. We need one more. Bamba, hartenstein, Turner. In that order. I haven't heard us connected to hartenstein though.

Actually no. I want Powell gone immediately. 

18 minutes ago, Porterhouse said:

This group is forgetting JB’s awful first two games against the Suns. We are not losing an All-Star. We are losing a good player. We have already replaced him with a better one in Wood and will be better on D without him. 

 

Actually no. I want Powell gone immediately. 

I think most people are lamenting the fact that we're losing an asset free of charge rather than the fact that we're losing Jalen Brunson the basketball player. We hit on our draft picks so infrequently that it really hurts when we finally hit on a 2nd rounder only to lose him 4 years later with absolutely nothing in return. 

If I was a player my goal is a championship, would definitely take a bit less to play on a competitor . The knicks will always be garbage, plus any additional money he gets will be wiped out by taxes and cost of living

13 minutes ago, RexWilson said:

Tax payer exception?

That appears to be the case. Has to be the end for Powell I would think. 

May mean the end of the Luka/Dragic buddy tour unless Dragic is willing to play for the vet minimum

 

The numbers are right for it to be the exception. And there's your big man signing. We were never going to settle with just wood. Not thrilled with it but the price is right.

May mean the end of the Luka/Dragic buddy tour unless Dragic is willing to play for the vet minimum
 
Vet min is the thinking.

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