(12-07-2020, 10:25 PM)KillerLeft Wrote:


"Yo, has Giannis announced that he's coming to Dallas yet? TF is taking so long?"

(12-08-2020, 06:08 PM)ClutchDirk Wrote: Bucks star Giannis has until Dec. 21 to sign an extension with the team that drafted him at No. 15 in 2013, but according to a report, the Bucks have "gone kind of silent" on the matter after their failed attempt to acquire Bogdan Bogdanovic. 

"I don't know what that means," ESPN's Zach Lowe said on The Jump Tuesday. "But I know that that optimism, I just haven't been hearing that." 

(12-07-2020, 12:04 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: I think the motivation is to get all that money locked up in case of catastrophic injury. Now as we have seen with KD when you are MVP-level good then even an achilles means you aren't necessarily giving up max money but then we haven't seen someone suffer that type of injury with a Supermax on the table.

I do believe Giannis will sign it for that reason and because he doesn't want it hanging over his head all year. He knows that if he wants to go somewhere else he can force his way out like every other star player.

Giannis is doing what most of these guys do which is just drag out the decision because they like the attention. I expect him to sign it before the deadline.

(12-08-2020, 11:37 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: @"Mavsfan12" I'm on your side with this whole staying flexible and optimistic thing, for sure. But, I feel like more than anyone here, you're setting yourself up for disappointment. 

Giannis might re-sign tomorrow, or next week. Or next summer. I know you know this. 

But if he doesn't, I don't know that Dallas will have the BEST chance to snag him, personally. Like, the teams who will line up to compete for his services are no joke. Miami and Toronto are both extremely well respected organizations. 

I believe Luka is his best chance, and I actually believe that I would feel that way if I was a Minnesota Timberwolves fan right now, but that doesn't mean Giannis sees it that way. 

I just hope you're not getting your hopes up to an unmanageable level, my guy. BE PREPARED.

(12-09-2020, 01:52 AM)Mavsfan12 Wrote: Tor has a major issue clearing space if they want to sign GA - either trading a lot of players for nothing coming back, or putting together a package of solid players going back to Mil that removes them as desirable to go there.  Especially if Powell opts in to his option.  They are pushing 95M+ with OG's caphold.

(12-09-2020, 04:43 AM)omahen Wrote: I am not sure you are correct about Toronto. They only have four guaranteed contracts and OG caphold, which puts them around 75 million. All the rest are non guaranteed for next season

(12-09-2020, 01:52 AM)Mavsfan12 Wrote: Ultimately, DAL with Luka still on his rookie scale deal, offers the perfect storm of the ability to add in a max player with 3 top end players, keep a large portion of their talent, win now and for the foreseeable future creating one of the best fitting trios in the game's history.  Yeah, I am optimistic.  We are the premier destination for a FA this offseason - particularly a PF such as GA.  It is a perfect match.  I think he knows it, too, or he would have signed already.

(12-09-2020, 09:41 AM)embellisher Wrote: Logically, Dallas is indeed the best fit for GA. Great team, perfect fit, possibility of a dynasty, don't have to gut the team to make his contract work. 

Unfortunately, as we've seen so many times before, most NBA players don't look at these things.

Usually they appear to make the decision based on money, destination, or because they can team up with a friend. 

Money? Milwaukee can offer more than anybody. 

Destination? Certainly not Milwaukee, but probably not Dallas either. 

Friends?  He doesn't really have many NBA friends, from what I've read, Bam and KP are probably his two closest that aren't teammates. 

Now GA is a bit of a different guy, compared to most NBA players, kind of keeps to himself, and doesn't appear to crave the spotlight. Kind of like Kawhi.  So maybe he makes the logical decision, instead of the emotional one.

(12-09-2020, 01:29 PM)Mavs2019 Wrote: Let the record show that it was yesterday that I decided this is pretty much a done deal.  

It´s now all about Cuban not doing or saying something stupid in the next seven months and with his blabbermouth and ego, that´s a big enough challenge.

I´d say 70% Mavs, 20% Raptors, 10% Bucks. Miami and Lakers are out.

Of course Giannis can make me look really silly in the next few days, but I´m suddenly pretty confident about this happening. Just a gut feeling.