(06-25-2023, 10:27 PM)SkenfromLMF Wrote: Teams over Apron 1 ($172 mil) cannot use S&T to receive a player...

(06-25-2023, 07:36 AM)ItsGoTime Wrote: Going in with an offer of 1+1 with a 2+1 take it or leave it attitude is guns a blazin.

(06-25-2023, 12:20 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Honestly incredible points but I do want to suggest that I think you're underrating Kyrie's offense.

Kyrie as a 6'2 guard has been one of the most efficient offensive players of all time. In fact, running a Kyrie Irving iso play has been the 12th most efficient play of the last 15 years. This year he had 247 possessions and a whopping 1.28ppp on isolations. If he qualified for possessions it'd be just behind a Steph offball screen with KD on his team.

https://twitter.com/CrumpledJumper/status/1666982537695215617?s=20

That kind of offensive firepower has never been on our team. Even Brunson at his peak this year hasn't come close (1.10ppp). 

Just framing Kyrie's offensive brilliance. I do agree giving him an extension would be a perilous endeavor and his reputation precedes him. Where I diverge is if the Mavs fail to turn Kyrie into 2-3 rotation players, then they're pretty F'd. I'd rather they negotiate from a position of leverage, get Kyrie on a ~40 mil deal, and see how it works out. If it works then they're in the green and they just have to pray Kyrie doesn't be Kyrie. If it doesn't then they can flip him to the highest bidder.

(06-25-2023, 12:44 PM)BigDirk41 Wrote: I'll add that Kyrie isn't the problem on offense. It's our mega superstar Luka. He's the one that needs to adapt to a more flowing offense. At this point, I don't know why any star or superstar would want to play with Luka. I love Luka and he's a generational talent, future hof player and so on, but if this team is going to win championships, he has to get better without the ball.

Quote:Report: Dwight Powell is a Houston Rockets free agency target, per
@Jonathan_Feigen

(06-26-2023, 06:28 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: https://twitter.com/Mavs_FFL/status/1673166578391687168

(06-26-2023, 04:51 AM)Dundalis Wrote: I agree with this, but Luka also intimated that last season was the first time he basically didn't enjoy playing basketball at all in his career. For someone like him who's love for playing the game is infectious and clearly drives him since he despises doing any of the necessary training involved to be in good condition to play, that's a pretty eye opening statement. And he seemed to blame it at least partially on the poor locker room environment. So you have the factor of not only a poorly conditioned Luka which we've seen before, but a Luka who stopped enjoying playing.

Fingers crossed both things get better next season, but especially the enjoying playing part, and the new guys we are bringing in being great locker room guys and good people hopefully impacts the locker room positively.

(06-26-2023, 09:19 AM)BigDirk41 Wrote: This is outstanding news!!!

(06-26-2023, 06:28 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: https://twitter.com/Mavs_FFL/status/1673166578391687168

(06-26-2023, 10:30 AM)mvossman Wrote: We shall see.  He has been overexposed but that is because we have never had better options.  I would much rather have Powell as my 3rd center than McGee.

(06-26-2023, 06:28 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: https://twitter.com/Mavs_FFL/status/1673166578391687168

(06-26-2023, 11:00 AM)RoyTarpleysGhost Wrote: Will Woj and Shams be able to announce moves on June 30th this year?  or do we have to wait until the moratorium ends on July 6th?

(06-26-2023, 12:49 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: John Collins to Utah in a dump deal. 

Supposedly Marc Stein said in his latest column that Naz Reid would have been someone Dallas had interest in for the MLE.

Quote:ESPN Sources: The Hawks are finalizing a trade to send F/C John Collins to the Jazz for Rudy Gay and a future second-round pick. Atlanta’s largely unloading Collins’ three years, $78M for some roster building flexibility and alignment with looming changes to salary cap.

(06-26-2023, 06:28 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: https://twitter.com/Mavs_FFL/status/1673166578391687168

(06-26-2023, 01:00 PM)Okstate819 Wrote: Utah and Dallas were the two teams rumored to be in on Kuzma. Wonder if this softens his market enough to get him via S&T at a more palatable $ figure.