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| English: Brandon Jennings of the Milwaukee Bucks during a game against the Detroit Pistons (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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Showing posts with label Dallas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dallas. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
NBA News 2013: Jennings Hoping for Deal with Dallas Mavs?
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Monday, January 21, 2013
NBA News 2013: Would Mavericks Consider Rudy Gay Trade?
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| English: Jump ball before the Memphis Grizzlies vs. Dallas Mavericks game, Dec. 23, 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Just over a month away from the 2013 NBA Trade Deadline, trade winds are already stirring as one of the most controversial owners in sports has come out virtually guaranteeing his team makes a move. Dallas Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban has come out and publicly stated that his team is going to be extremely active over the next month exploring trade options.
“There’s a 100 percent chance that we’re going to look to do something,” Cuban told Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning News recently.
Cuban wasn’t finished there.
Just a day later, Cuban reinforced that he’s committed to making changes to the Mavericks, who currently sit at 12th in the Western Conference with a disappointing 16-23 record.
“We’re letting everybody know the Bank of Cuban’s open,” Cuban told Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News. “And if it’s the right deal, we don’t mind taking back money. But we’re not going to do a trade just to do a trade. It’s got to be worthwhile.
“Every day, I’m going through rosters, trying to come up with ideas for [Mavericks' General Manager] Donnie [Nelson],”
Despite Dallas putting together a nice little three-game winning streak over the past week, it’s clear that the Mavericks owner hasn’t been a fan of what he’s seen from his team so far this season
Even Mavericks’ head coach Rick Carlisle has iterated recently that he believes this season is going to continue to be an uphill climb with the team currently in place.
“It’s going to be work for us,” Carlisle said before Monday’s 113-98 blowout win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. “I’m not under any false presumptions that we’ve got it figured out and that’s not how this year’s going to be. Every game’s going to be challenging.”
Looking at the Mavericks’ roster, it may be easier said than done trying to put together enticing trade offers to propose to other teams around the NBA. As the “Bank of Cuban” statement alluded to, Dallas has plenty of expiring contracts to allow another team to make a salary dump that includes a talent the Mavs are interested in. While that’s a solid starting point, the Mavericks don’t exactly possess the young talent to go along with expiring contracts that perspective teams generally covet.
One name that’s been thrown around quite a bit, not just with Dallas, but across the NBA has been Memphis Grizzlies’ small forward Rudy Gay. Despite featuring the fourth best record in the brutally talented Western Conference at 24-12, the Grizzlies have seemingly been dangling their budding young superstar most of the season.
For the Mavericks, a team looking for that second superstar to place next to former NBA Most Valuable Player Dirk Nowitzki now and hope he becomes the face of the franchise later. If Memphis were to find a group of players they covet on the Mavs that came close to his roughly $16.4 salary this season, the 26-year old Gay is seemingly an excellent fit.
Still, it’s difficult to see Memphis disposing of Gay in what would amount to nothing more than a salary dump. With a team that’s right in the thick of contention in the West, it’s mind boggling that the Grizzlies are even discussing a deal behind the scenes for one of the most talented players on the roster.
http://www.hoopsworld.com/would-mavericks-consider-rudy-gay-trade/
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
NBA News 2013: Cuban: Mavs won't trade Nowitzki
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| English: Washington Wizards v/s Dallas Mavericks October 9, 2009 at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Mark Cuban says he plans to keep star Dirk Nowitzki even though the Dallas Mavericks have their worst record since a few months after he bought the team in 2000.
Cuban said before Saturday night's game against Memphis that he wanted to be clear with Nowitzki that he was committed "through thick and thin" to getting the team back in contention.
Dallas recently fell 10 games under .500 for the first time since Nowitzki's second season in 1999-2000. Since then, the Mavericks have made the playoffs 12 straight years and won the title in 2011.
The Mavericks are playing with a revamped roster for the second straight season after Cuban decided not to bring back several key players from the championship team.
http://www.nba.com/2013/news/01/12/cuban-says-mavericks-wont-trade-nowitzki.ap/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpts
Friday, July 20, 2012
NBA News 2012: Bobcats awarded center Haywood off waivers
English: Brendan Haywood playing with the Washington Wizards (Photo credit: Wikipedia)The Charlotte Bobcats have been awarded center Brendan Haywood off waivers from Dallas.
Haywood, who grew up in Greensboro and played collegiately at North Carolina - the same alma mater as owner Michael Jordan - was cut loose by the Mavericks using the amnesty clause.
An 11-year NBA veteran, the 7-foot Haywood helps fills a void at center.
Haywood has played in 733 career games for the Wizards and Mavericks with 531 starts, averaging 7.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 23.7 minutes. His career field-goal percentage of .534 ranks seventh among active players and 28th in NBA history.
Friday, June 29, 2012
NBA News 2012: Lakers Tried To Trade Into First Round For Sullinger Or Perry Jones
English: Jared Sullinger at the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit (Photo credit: Wikipedia)The Lakers made several attempts to move into the first round in Thursday's draft, targeting both Jared Sullinger and Perry Jones III.
Both players fell further than many anticipated and were selected by the Celtics and Thunder respectively.
"To get into the first round, it's not that easy to do without pledging substantial assets," Mitch Kupchak said. "To some degree, it was a challenge to look for something that was fair to do."
The Cavaliers owned the Lakers' first round pick, which was used on Jared Cunningham in a prearranged trade with Dallas. Jones would have been picked by the Lakers had they retained it.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
NBA News 2011: 2011 NBA postseason
Image via WikipediaIt made us laugh, it made us cry. But most of all, the 2011 NBA playoffs left us with some memories that will last a lifetime.
Which teams left the biggest impact? Which players came out of nowhere to make their impression felt?
Dirk Nowitzki in the Finals. From Dirk hurting his finger, to fighting through his cold, to establishing himself as the best player in the postseason, to rushing off the court to reflect by himself immediately after winning Game 6 and the title -- what I'll remember most about the Finals is that the best European scorer ever to play in the league finally got his title.
Without question, LeBron James' NBA Finals performance. I'm not saying this because I wish failure upon him. He's arguably the best basketball player in the world, and I want to see the best he has to offer every time out. In these Finals, we didn't see that LeBron once. The clock is ticking.
The new kids (Chicago, Oklahoma City, Memphis, Miami) demanding their seats at the table. And the stern parent (Dallas) who told them dinner wouldn't be ready for at least another 12 months.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2011/news/story?page=5-on-5-110615
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
NBA News 2011: Mavs' guard Stevenson: LeBron 'checked out' of Game
Image by Keith Allison via FlickrMavericks guard DeShawn Stevenson is directing some sharp words toward Miami's LeBron James on the eve of Game 5 in the NBA finals.
Stevenson says the Heat forward "checked out" in the final minutes of Game 4 on Tuesday night, when James was held to eight points - the lowest he managed in 90 career playoff games.
Stevenson isn't worried about the perception of his comments, either.
After Dallas practiced Wednesday, Stevenson was saying that the Heat are still getting to know each other, that James wasn't himself in Game 4 and that the two-time MVP is "talented enough that he can use anything in the paper to kind of boost his ego."
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