(02-11-2025, 05:24 PM)mvossman Wrote: Wild disagree.  I'm afraid the vision is not fully realized yet and more damage will be done in the offseason.  More likely he gets fired than you get a trade committee.  We need real competence from outside the current shit show.

(02-11-2025, 05:15 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Kidd stepping down.  WTF?

Sorry, looks like a fake account.

(02-11-2025, 07:13 PM)Smitty Wrote: Shams Charania’s latest on Anthony Davis and Daniel Gafford:

“The Mavericks will have a cautious rehab for AD, and I’m told the expectation is that Davis will need rehab for the coming weeks.”


“Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford will be re-evaluated in two weeks with a right knee sprain”.

(02-11-2025, 07:21 PM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: They should have signed Alex Len before the Lakers did.

(02-11-2025, 07:23 PM)F Gump Wrote: No money to sign anyone.

(02-11-2025, 07:18 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: My goodness.

(02-11-2025, 07:26 PM)chaparral Wrote: Not even a 10-day contract?

(02-11-2025, 07:47 PM)F Gump Wrote: Not practical. AS break is soon.

They have about 170K to spend (minimum salary for full year is about 2.1M), so probably can pay someone for about 2 weeks. My guess is they hold 170K to the last 2 weeks, and then if they want someone, they sign them to rest-of-season (which makes that player playoff eligible too) that may also have a commitment for next season, just in case.

I think they will just limp along with what they have "healthy" for now plus the 2-ways.

(02-11-2025, 11:50 PM)F Gump Wrote: To speak to the specific question, they could sign their "G League big guy" by having him replace an existing two-way player, assuming that player is two-way eligible (which is that this cannot be his 4th or more NBA season).

But they have already done that with Kelley. Seems unlikely they would do another 2-way C.

We also have to recognize that adding another big body to the team via 2-way means nothing. Unless the player is good enough to actually get minutes, he can't get a rebound. Kelley would presumably be ahead of whoever else they added from the G-League, and Kelley played exactly 1 minute last night.

(02-11-2025, 07:32 PM)Smitty Wrote: On a positive note, we should hear something on Lively soon. The 4-week mark for revaluation is next Wednesday. Maybe all 3 are back around the same time.

The game on March 16th against the 76ers looks like a good target. It’s a home game with 3 days before the next game @ the Pacers. 

Gives them 14 games remaining to try and find chemistry.

Would mean: 
Lively had 8 weeks to recover.
AD & Gaff had 5 weeks to recover.

Maybe Gaff comes back a bit sooner even. 


Can the Mavs stay afloat for 14 more games till then?

(02-12-2025, 11:22 AM)Smitty Wrote: Looking through my proposed 14-game absence of Davis, Gafford, and Lively. It's hard to find any easy win. I think the Mavs will be favored in 5 of them. Let's assume that's how many they win, putting their record at 33-35, before a possible return of the Mavs Big's. I think the Mavs can finish 10-4 or 9-5 from there. That puts them at 42 or 43 wins.

The 10th seed in the West last year had 46 wins. The current 9 and 10 seed, Kings and Warriors, are both on pace for 42 wins. The Kings haven gotten worse and the Warriors possibly better, post-TDL. Then you have the Suns lurking at 11, on pace for 40 wins, but a true wildcard.

Even if the Mavs make the play-in, they will likely have to win two games to even earn the chance to face the 1 seed Thunder. It is becoming more and more difficult to stay positive, but it would be really intriguing to see how a healthy Mavs roster matches up against the best in the West.