(10-19-2023, 08:38 AM)MFFL Wrote: One week away from the season opener,
Jason Kidd still hasnt talked to Tim Hardaway Jr. about his role…

https://twitter.com/sixfivelando/status/1714814241251708928

(10-19-2023, 06:54 PM)omahen Wrote: Interesting. I hope it is either for the affiliate or the trade is coming. Signing him instead of even Morris doesn't make a lot of sense, as he is not better than current Mavs centers and they have plenty of centers as it is.

(10-19-2023, 06:57 PM)omahen Wrote: Kidd is so bad with handling the media. How many teams can't (refuse to) name two of their starters a week before the season start? And if there are any, they are certainly not trying to compete. If Kidd actually knows who the starters will be, this is just a silly mind game he is playing. I don't see any benefit for anyone doing this.

https://twitter.com/townbrad/status/1715079542937722931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1715083083316129832%7Ctwgr%5Eff10fcd151ab4a36f675c08252319313acad5fd4%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Fdallas-mavericks

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I really have no idea how G-league works regarding eligbility, but according to him Bradley can't play in G-league either

https://twitter.com/MavsFilmRoom/status/1715138707974705434

(10-19-2023, 09:29 PM)Benskix2 Wrote: I think Kidd wants his role to be on another teams roster.

(10-19-2023, 10:28 PM)surfpuckmd Wrote: Maxi and Holmes haven't looked good in preseason.  I can imagine the Mavs scrambling for a different 3rd-string center.

Based on counting stats, Bradley is a good rebounder and shot-blocker.  Free throw shooting is solid for a big-  68 percent.

His advanced stats in 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 were actually pretty good.  He had a positive total RAPTOR in both years.  

He is probably just being signed to play on our G-league squad but I think he's worth gambling on.  I would also be fine with them waiving Markieff Morris and making Bradley the 15th man.  He provides better defense, rebounding and is much younger than Morris.

This might be a decent move.

Quote:First introduced in the 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), an Exhibit 10 contract is a mechanism for teams to bring in players to compete in training camp. They function as one-year minimum contracts, but most of the contract is non-guaranteed. Their purpose is to allow teams to bring in a few players to compete in training camp for a final roster spot or a team’s G League affiliate.

The difference between an Exhibit 10 and a normal non-guaranteed deal is that teams can include an optional bonus in the contract up to $75,000. That bonus is awarded if, after a player is waived, he spends at least 60 days with a team’s G League affiliate.

That mechanism encourages players who intend to play in the G League to stick with the team they were with in training camp. The team benefits from keeping them close to the organization and playing a consistent style of play, thus lessening the learning curve should that player get “called up” during the season. The player benefits from that bonus money they would not otherwise get on a non-guaranteed deal.

If the player signs with another team, another G League team or heads overseas, that bonus is voided.

(10-20-2023, 12:33 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Bradley probably signed an Exhibit 10 deal so he gets a bonus if he sticks with the Legends for 2 months. 

(10-19-2023, 08:29 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Bradley was drafted by Dennis Lindsey too.  Still pretty young.  Just has never proven to be more than an end of a bench player.

This needs to be a G-league spot.  Not a two way.  Justin Jackson was in the same draft and he has played in the G league.  Funny Bradley played on the same team as Theo Pinson at UNC.  Justin Jackson was on that team too. 

Bradley isn’t a guy you sign before a trade.  I would not expect much with this.  But who knows.

(10-19-2023, 03:42 PM)Moviemavguy Wrote: Is anyone actually excited for this season?  This is the most apathetic I've been to a Mavs season since I can remember.  We're a .500 team at best with a nutty and terrible coach and a big talent drop off after 1 and 2.

(10-19-2023, 06:57 PM)omahen Wrote: Kidd is so bad with handling the media. How many teams can't (refuse to) name two of their starters a week before the season start? And if there are any, they are certainly not trying to compete. If Kidd actually knows who the starters will be, this is just a silly mind game he is playing. I don't see any benefit for anyone doing this.

https://twitter.com/townbrad/status/1715079542937722931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1715083083316129832%7Ctwgr%5Eff10fcd151ab4a36f675c08252319313acad5fd4%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Fdallas-mavericks

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I really have no idea how G-league works regarding eligbility, but according to him Bradley can't play in G-league either

https://twitter.com/MavsFilmRoom/status/1715138707974705434

(10-20-2023, 06:35 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: DB.com is reporting it as an Exhibit 10.

(10-19-2023, 07:12 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: Makes one think. Delon was ushered out pretty quickly too. What is making the stop in Dallas basically their worst stop?

(10-20-2023, 08:47 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: This is now my application to work for DB.com

(10-20-2023, 08:33 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Not me.  I am actually pretty positive and sort of excited. I was actually much more down entering last season....although I did not expect the season to be so awful.   The first 3 preseason games this year were rough though.  

I think this is the year to set the table for the future.   My vision is a year from now (maybe with another trade to upgrade the roster) the national media starts saying "Wow, how did Dallas add all this young talent".   

This year is for development and setting the future.  Hopefully that also includes good basketball where Luka and Kyrie show they are stars who impact winning and the coaching and front office show they are a competent run organization.    

There will be bumpy parts of the season and most of the teams in the West look good/great.   But Dallas finally invested in guys who fit better and are young.   Most also appear to be the right kind of guys to build around your stars.

(10-21-2023, 03:55 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: https://x.com/johnhollinger/status/1715812047529639980?s=46&t=iwQP5yZoJF3Ulzfb9MH7Cg

Dennis looks the part.  Shooting and being able to be productive without the ball will be key.  Maybe a Royce O’Neal type player if he can hit open shots.  Sort of weird he played 5 years in college and his points per game was pretty consistent his whole career (just under 10).  You would think a guy who produces quickly as a freshman would see his stats go up after his freshman year.

Greg Brown is just a gamble on a former top 10 recruit and crazy athlete that he can learn how to play the nba game.  Still only 22.  Solid gamble as well.  Probably a longer shot than Dennis though.

(10-22-2023, 12:42 AM)omahen Wrote: So Mavs have three very similar players on two way deals (three 3-D wings)?

(10-22-2023, 07:54 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: It is crazy how talented you need to be even to be a fringe NBA player.   

(10-22-2023, 02:21 PM)StrandedOnBeauboisHill Wrote: https://x.com/coopz___/status/1716150363529662702?s=46