(06-30-2024, 02:06 PM)Tyler Wrote: Yeah, the entire Cato premise is that the delay in the new agent taking over prevents DJJ from signing. But it doesn't prevent him from committing. There's enough trust between Dallas and DJJ that I can't see that being a stumbling block.

(06-30-2024, 02:13 PM)Mavsdemon Wrote: The article says that DJJ will not immediately continue negotiations with the Mavs. If true, does not sound like a done deal.

(06-30-2024, 12:33 PM)RoyTarpleysGhost Wrote: Bobby Marks says Dallas can have a $16.1 million trade exception. 

The Lakers have a $12.9 million MLE if Lebron takes a pay cut. 

If he doesn’t want to come to Dallas for more money than LA, I don’t want him. A three year deal starting at $16 million will also get him more total money than the $48 million Golden State offered him.

(06-30-2024, 02:13 PM)Mavsdemon Wrote: The article says that DJJ will not immediately continue negotiations with the Mavs. If true, does not sound like a done deal.

(06-30-2024, 02:24 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: It probably has to do with agent compensation.  Jones Jr. reportedly changed agents and the new one can't officially be his agent until a certain date.

If I'm the old agent and there is any announcement of an agreement, I'm suing for that commission as it occurred on my watch as agent.  What one would need to know, besides when Klutch takes over, is when Aaron Turner's representation ends.  Was he fired?  Or, was this a change of agents that occurs on a date certain in the future.

(06-30-2024, 01:16 PM)nirvana Wrote: Hesitant on adding Klay as well.  GSW system is different from Luka-ball.  Takes a different kind of player to be able to play with Luka. 

The Mavs as currently constructed Kyrie/PJ/DJJ/etc.. are all ok with Luka having free reign.  They're ok with going 3-4-5 possessions not touching the ball watching Luka shoot step back 3's.

Is Klay willing to just stand at the 3pt line while Luka does everything?  KP couldn't do it.  If the Mavs are upfront with him and Klay is willing to take a diminished role. Go for it.

(06-30-2024, 01:19 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Does this thing kick off at 3 PM Eastern or 3 PM Central?

(06-30-2024, 02:02 PM)Tyler Wrote: Stein with the rebuttal to Cato:

Marc Stein
@TheSteinLine
There is optimism in Dallas that Derrick Jones Jr. will be re-signed even if the Mavericks win the Klay Thompson Sweepstakes, league sources say, with Quentin Grimes poised to replace Josh Green if Green must be dealt away for Thompson.

(06-30-2024, 02:16 PM)F Gump Wrote: Yes the THJ trade, if done alone, generates a 16,193,183 TPE to Dallas.

But if they pivot from that to a trade for Klay with nothing outgoing, they can only pay about 13.9 in starting salary to Klay, not 16.2, as they are further limited by the requirement to stay under the Apron.

If they want to pay Klay more than that, and sign DJJ too with all or most of the big MLE, that takes sending out added salary (Green) and probably also combine the 2 trades (w DET and w GS) into 1.

The DET trade has not happened yet, since it cannot be executed until trades are able to be done in the next NBA year on July 6, and on agreed-but-waiting trades, teams generally cooperate to allow other side deals to be added, as long as their own initial deal is still the same (or they agree to revise what it was going to be).

(06-30-2024, 02:29 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: This is the same Klay Thompson that thrived off ball for 3 years behind Curry and Durant. 

Yes he will be fine behind Kyrie and Luka.

(06-30-2024, 02:41 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Still a big difference between a heliocentric system and the Warriors off ball movement. I have no doubt that Klay would hit open looks at an absurd rate but the question is if he is getting the same amount of shot attempts in a system that isn't known for set plays, curls screens, split actions.