(08-30-2023, 01:51 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: They’ve been trying to trade THJ too.

(08-30-2023, 02:47 PM)mvossman Wrote: They have, but something would have had to change for him to be an issue like this.  He has always been a bit of a chucker, but also considered a team guy and they re-signed him when they didn't have to.  On the other hand, he did talk about everybody knew their roles on that WCF team, and the only guys last year that were not part of that run were Wood, McGee and Timmy after he got hurt (and Kyrie, but he excluded him).

I still lean towards this being primarily about Wood, but maybe something went sideways with Timmy too.

(08-30-2023, 10:34 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: https://twitter.com/MavsFilmRoom/status/1696895688678703494?t=xp_rWQYPiVu5eTE_EHtvtw&s=19
“[Kyrie] recognizes that this is his game right here. Because if he gets bounced again [from another team], then that’s like ‘Can you be a Hall of Famer when you’ve bounced with five teams, even though you’ve got Hall of Fame talent?’”


This was a very enlightening 3 minutes from Cuban about the Mavs offseason and their thought process. LOTS of interesting tidbits. He speaks about how they had guys who played for themselves last season and that was their main issue.

(08-30-2023, 08:01 PM)chaparral Wrote: Yes, thanks for posting this interview - SleepingHero...  Nothing Has Changed...

I have a different take from the comments posted about this clip.  To me, this is everything wrong with the Mavs organization - Mark Cuban is still talking!  

Mark and Nico traded for a player that coach Kidd did not want.  Mark and Nico signed McGee to that terrible contract.  The Kidd coach quit on the team and the owner now states it was players that were not on the same page - right!  Kidds coaching history shows that his past teams have played worst in their 2nd years.  

The owner should not be the one in this interview talking about the Mavs.  It should be the GM, and if the origination really wants to project that they have change - Dennis Lindsey should have been the interviewee.

(08-30-2023, 08:34 PM)DallasMaverick Wrote: So really, the culprit was Pat Beverly for wanting to interview Cuban.  He shouldn't have cared about anything Cuban thought.

Right?

(08-31-2023, 11:20 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Keith Smith
@KeithSmithNBA

I can confirm that Dallas did elect to stretch the cap hit for JaVale McGee when they waived him.

When McGee clears waivers later today (he's not expected to be claimed), the Mavericks will have $2,348,324 in dead money on their books through the 2027-28 season.
7:14 AM · Aug 31, 2023

(08-30-2023, 08:34 PM)DallasMaverick Wrote: So really, the culprit was Pat Beverly for wanting to interview Cuban.  He shouldn't have cared about anything Cuban thought.

Right?

(08-31-2023, 11:20 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Keith Smith
@KeithSmithNBA

I can confirm that Dallas did elect to stretch the cap hit for JaVale McGee when they waived him.

When McGee clears waivers later today (he's not expected to be claimed), the Mavericks will have $2,348,324 in dead money on their books through the 2027-28 season.
7:14 AM · Aug 31, 2023

(08-30-2023, 11:00 PM)omahen Wrote: That is really smart. First you completely screw up the summer (speaking about previous summer). Lose second best player for nothing, screw up every other move made and lastly trade "half" of remaining team to bring in the replacement for that second star that walked, yet the problem is supposed to be guys playing for themselves. Real classy...

Wood and Bullock were the only guys playing significant minutes that were replaced. If he is speaking about players still on the team, he is even more stupid.

(08-31-2023, 07:00 PM)speedkilz88 Wrote: Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
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24m
Three-time NBA champion JaVale McGee is signing with the Sacramento Kings, sources tell
@TheAthletic

@Stadium
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(08-31-2023, 07:00 PM)speedkilz88 Wrote: Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
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24m
Three-time NBA champion JaVale McGee is signing with the Sacramento Kings, sources tell
@TheAthletic

@Stadium
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(08-31-2023, 07:56 PM)Jmaciscool Wrote: Kings fans had to watch their team pass on Luka so he could go to Dallas, watch their team trade the pick so that Hardy could go to Dallas, watch their team trade the pick so that OMax could go to Dallas, but now they FINALLY get to watch their team get a player from Dallas!

(08-31-2023, 07:56 PM)Jmaciscool Wrote: Kings fans had to watch their team pass on Luka so he could go to Dallas, watch their team trade the pick so that Hardy could go to Dallas, watch their team trade the pick so that OMax could go to Dallas, but now they FINALLY get to watch their team get a player from Dallas!

(08-31-2023, 06:30 PM)WildArkieBoy Wrote: Mark Cuban, since we've known him, has this incurable diarrhea of the mouth.  He's simply oblivious to the impact of his words on team morale and the bottom line of his business.  Generally, team owners learn to be more measured, but most don't see themselves as the "smartest person in the room."

(09-01-2023, 01:42 PM)omahen Wrote: I think Mavs are in a very intersting and important decision regarding Green. I think he is facing a critical season regarding his value. If he takes another step forward, his value goes to the 15-20 mil per season range. But, if he stagnates and remains unimpressive, his value will imho drop to lower than it is right now. At some point, people stop dreaming about potential and admit that this might be it.

I have to say this world cup wasn't a good sign. Far from it being the set in stone sign of what is to come, but my optimism didn't really rise. Slovenia was hiding Luka with 4 fouls on Green and he was just able to rest with little worries, even delivering a big block, after he fell asleep on defense. Green is just somehow passive and a lot of other players got into more wide open situations than he did.

So, what is Greens value if this is it? Is he still so untradeable if this is it?