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(10-14-2020, 03:35 PM)Kammrath Wrote: [ -> ]https://twitter.com/TopBallCoverage/stat...8516578305

For some reason, this tweet isn’t showing up for me.

It was deleted. It was a rumor about Eric Bledsoe being actively shopped. Maybe it wasn't true....?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Mavericks/comme...in_dallas/

(10-15-2020, 12:29 PM)ClutchDirk Wrote: [ -> ]https://www.reddit.com/r/Mavericks/comme...in_dallas/

Fuck I love Dirk dude. How did we get so lucky for 21 years.

Wish he would suit back up for another year and win another chip at 42.

https://twitter.com/thenbacentral/status...97856?s=21

I would do Wood for the MLE if you move DP.

https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/...3479071751

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1316812003802058755

(10-15-2020, 03:04 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: [ -> ]https://twitter.com/thenbacentral/status...97856?s=21

That is too low imo.

(10-15-2020, 03:40 PM)Hypermav Wrote: [ -> ]
(10-15-2020, 03:04 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: [ -> ]https://twitter.com/thenbacentral/status...97856?s=21
That is too low imo.

Of course it is.

The Mavs have had a good track record finding and developing players off the cheap, but they had Wood somewhat in their grasp and whiffed. Just imagine if we would have had him last year.

I have to say I'm a much happier camper today given the "willing to take on salary" report, the Morey departure, and some of the trade ideas and possibilities bandied about over the past 24 hours. I have hopes for this coming season yet.

“Willing to take on salary to obtain a star player.”

Absolutely no change, whatsoever. For any of us.

(10-15-2020, 04:27 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: [ -> ]“Willing to take on salary to obtain a star player.”

Absolutely no change, whatsoever. For any of us.

That does not exclude 2021 cap clogging, which would be a change.

I actually prefer what we were saying a while back - trade for or sign players with economically-sound deals so that they can easily be moved if Giannis wants to come here.

The only thing I *really* don't want to see is 18 traded away to get out from under Wright - for a player who might be expiring in '21 but not even good enough to crack the starting lineup (which would be hard to do given our roster) - i.e. "pure powder." My next-most-hated course would be trading for CP3, Tobias Harris, or similar players - guys who *would* help us a bit, but not enough to get us over the hump, while being virtually untradeable in the '21 offseason. Ditto trading for or signing offense-only players like Hield or Gallinari.

(10-15-2020, 12:29 PM)ClutchDirk Wrote: [ -> ]https://www.reddit.com/r/Mavericks/comme...in_dallas/

Old fashioned loyalty. In the age of NBA mercenaries and super team chips, how refreshing.
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(10-15-2020, 04:37 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: [ -> ]That does not exclude 2021 cap clogging, which would be a change.

Not at all, my dude. The point of cap space in 2021 is to use it to either sign or absorb a major difference maker. Obviously, if you see a way to snag a major difference maker between now and then, you can blow off that off season with a clear conscience. I don't think (and have never thought) that the entire Mavs front office is sitting around in a brick basement with a life-sized cardboard cutout of Giannis, alternating between voodoo rituals and beating off. It has never been "Giannis or bust." At least, I don't believe it has been. It certainly hasn't been for me. He's just the absolute most ideal target.

What the quote does NOT communicate, imo, is that they're drooling to take on someone like Robert Covington or Josh Richardson. Maybe they are, maybe they aren't. But the quote says "to get a star player." I don't see the quote as an indication of direction change at all. We already KNEW they tried to get Kemba Walker, after all.

I continue to believe that THEY believe their biggest weakness is the lack of playmakers outside of Luka. There have been so many indications of this. That's what they mean when they say "star." They mean "playmaker." Someone who can handle the ball in a way that puts pressure on the defense. Could be from ANY position, other than center. I think they'll keep their cap in a position where they can clear a max spot through 1-3 easy steps until A) they have that player or B) Luka signs his rookie max extension, making it moot. If a player who fills the void comes available by simply taking contracts back BEFORE we get to the 2021 off season, mission accomplished!!! I don't think that's likely, but of course they'd do it.

(10-15-2020, 04:37 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: [ -> ]The only thing I *really* don't want to see is 18 traded away to get out from under Wright - for a player who might be expiring in '21 but not even good enough to crack the starting lineup (which would be hard to do given our roster) - i.e. "pure powder."

I don't think they'll do that. I don't think they're above it in a vacuum, but I also think it has been so long since they had a good team that they're probably pretty excited about next season.

Not valuing the draft as much as you do? Maybe. Trading for a player they don't believe will help? I don't see that.

The Los Angeles Clippers are built around Kawhi Leonard and there's little doubt he holds plenty of power in the organization. After all, the team gave up a ton of assets to trade for Paul George last offseason as a way to entice Leonard to sign with them in free agency.

But some players may feel as though Leonard took advantage of his clout, with Jovan Buha and Joe Vardon of The Athletic reporting it "ruffled the feathers of some teammates because of the preferential treatment showed to him from top to bottom."

Per that report:
"Players like Patrick Beverley, Montrezl Harrell and Lou Williams—Clippers bedrocks before the arrival of Leonard and George—bristled when Leonard was permitted to take games off to manage his body and to live in San Diego, which often led to him being late for team flights, league sources said. The team also allowed Leonard to dictate to Doc Rivers when he could be pulled from games, among other things. Tyronn Lue was on Rivers' bench for all of this, but the Clippers were Rivers' show."

I like the Lue heir by the Clips, because it dose nothing to improve the team coaching wise.

So basically, the trio of Beverley, Harrell, and Williams are going scorched earth on both Kawhi and George. And I'm sure it's purely coincidental that the latest report about them resenting the way Kawhi was given special treatment was published on the very same day the team hired a coach most known for being LeBron's puppet.

I love it.

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I've gotta think the superstars will win that standoff, which means there's a nonzero chance all three dissenters will be shipped off.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/3012...ons-oct-30

Quote:the CBA has a projected 2020-21 salary cap of $115 million, with a luxury-tax threshold of $139 million. Amid the loss of revenue streams, some teams fear that the cap and tax could fall as much as $25 million to $30 million. Without the NBA and NBPA negotiating a new mechanism for the cap, the league could have 25 of its 30 teams stuck in luxury-tax payments based on projected payrolls -- something that would chill free agency and limit the ability of many organizations to operate in a normal manner in the marketplace.

For instance, the Golden State Warriors' projected tax penalty of $45 million would rise to $160 million before the start of free agency.

(10-16-2020, 01:47 PM)Kammrath Wrote: [ -> ]https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/3012...ons-oct-30

Quote:the CBA has a projected 2020-21 salary cap of $115 million, with a luxury-tax threshold of $139 million. Amid the loss of revenue streams, some teams fear that the cap and tax could fall as much as $25 million to $30 million. Without the NBA and NBPA negotiating a new mechanism for the cap, the league could have 25 of its 30 teams stuck in luxury-tax payments based on projected payrolls -- something that would chill free agency and limit the ability of many organizations to operate in a normal manner in the marketplace.

For instance, the Golden State Warriors' projected tax penalty of $45 million would rise to $160 million before the start of free agency.

They'll come up with a new mechanism. The very bad news is that the season, and therefore impending free agency, will likely have to be pushed back (banghead). I wanna watch more Luka!!!11!!1!1!

(10-16-2020, 02:34 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: [ -> ]
(10-16-2020, 01:47 PM)Kammrath Wrote: [ -> ]https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/3012...ons-oct-30

Quote:the CBA has a projected 2020-21 salary cap of $115 million, with a luxury-tax threshold of $139 million. Amid the loss of revenue streams, some teams fear that the cap and tax could fall as much as $25 million to $30 million. Without the NBA and NBPA negotiating a new mechanism for the cap, the league could have 25 of its 30 teams stuck in luxury-tax payments based on projected payrolls -- something that would chill free agency and limit the ability of many organizations to operate in a normal manner in the marketplace.

For instance, the Golden State Warriors' projected tax penalty of $45 million would rise to $160 million before the start of free agency.

They'll come up with a new mechanism. The very bad news is that the season, and therefore impending free agency, will likely have to be pushed back (banghead). I wanna watch more Luka!!!11!!1!1!

Viewership tanked in the bubble. The farther it gets pushed back, the better.

Zero chance the NBA lets the cap fall nearly 20%

If all the teams in the NBA are frozen and unable to improve, then everything becomes stagnant, thus interest wanes and just further drives down the product. Becomes a positive feedback loop.

I think the NBA is just going to lock the cap at 109 for the foreseeable future. The NBA will take a huge hit in the first couple of years, but once things get back to normal and revenue resumes, then the profits made in the later years will make up for 2020/2021 losses. I think the cap doesn't grow till 2025.

(10-17-2020, 02:47 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: [ -> ]Zero chance the NBA lets the cap fall nearly 20%

If all the teams in the NBA are frozen and unable to improve, then everything becomes stagnant, thus interest wanes and just further drives down the product. Becomes a positive feedback loop.

I think the NBA is just going to lock the cap at 109 for the foreseeable future. The NBA will take a huge hit in the first couple of years, but once things get back to normal and revenue resumes, then the profits made in the later years will make up for 2020/2021 losses. I think the cap doesn't grow till 2025.

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