(03-18-2025, 11:59 AM)Knutsen Wrote: Okay, that would be the next step of stupid - didn’t know there were any steps left. 
It should definitely be for a much cheaper deal than if he wasn’t injured, because we lose one (counting this year it‘s two) of his few prime seasons left. And maybe all of them if he loses a step or two with him being in his mid thirties and coming back from a major injury - which wouldn’t be surprising at all.

(03-18-2025, 11:57 AM)ThisIStheYear Wrote: God giving Kai the max would be idiotic.

(03-19-2025, 11:46 PM)ThisIStheYear Wrote: Kyrie’s injury is very very severe on a knee with a significant chronic problem to begin with. He’s also long in the tooth.  His best days are behind him. He’s a $15 - $20 million per year player going forward considering how many games he’ll miss and his diminished capacity. The Mavs need to move on.

(03-20-2025, 08:03 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: 100% agree. 

But, they're not going to move on.

(03-18-2025, 09:18 AM)mvossman Wrote: We never needed Klay.  We should have kept DJJ and let Grimes replace Timmy's role.  How good would Grimes have been as the 6th man bringing scoring punch off the bench?

(03-21-2025, 12:15 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1jgl3jh/mark_cuban_if_i_had_any_influence_the_trade/

I don't know if these are new comments by Cuban or if he did this a little while ago.   I find Cuban's comments interesting.  He is not totally trashing the organization, but he is making it known that it was irresponsible.    What is his end game?   Is he looking for an out for the organization (sell his stake).   Is he continuing to pour a little gas to make Nico's seat too hot that Dumont needs to let him go?  Or is he is just letting everyone know to not blame him for the move?

(03-22-2025, 11:57 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: @All_Things_Mavs
Anthony Davis is “in increasingly strong contention” to play in the Mavs four-game road trip, per
@TheSteinLine
.

Here is the Mavs schedule:
@ New York (Monday)
@ Brooklyn (Tuesday)
@ Orlando (Thursday)
@ Chicago (Saturday)

The return is coming.

(03-22-2025, 12:36 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: In all honesty, there isn't much difference in the picks.  Your odds are pretty miniscule.  I am ready for the season to be over though.  I would like to see AD, but would be fine waiting.  Seeing how AD and PJ work together would be something interesting to see.  Also, with a big as well.  I am not sure it will work how they think, but it is intriguing. 

Question, could the Mavs buy out Exum and sign a guy like Williams now?  Is that even possible?

(03-22-2025, 12:36 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: In all honesty, there isn't much difference in the picks.  Your odds are pretty miniscule.  I am ready for the season to be over though.  I would like to see AD, but would be fine waiting.  Seeing how AD and PJ work together would be something interesting to see.  Also, with a big as well.  I am not sure it will work how they think, but it is intriguing. 

Question, could the Mavs buy out Exum and sign a guy like Williams now?  Is that even possible?

(03-22-2025, 12:59 PM)Knutsen Wrote: The odds are very different - if we have the 9th worst record we have a 20.3% chance of a top 4 pick, so one out of 5 drafts we jump up. If we‘re at 12 instead it‘s a 6.2% chance or one in 16 drafts.