(06-04-2025, 05:39 AM)omahen Wrote: I think Williams has 20 % of his salary guaranteed for next season, as he passed his weight checks. Neglectable in the decision making process, basically.

I think they have two paths, assuming no one is offering anything of value for him at this point. Option 1 is cut the cord, similar to as Mavs did with KP. Eat the loss and move on. Either trade him for the very little they can get or cut him. This option includes more or less trading all vets and start a (long?) rebuild. Tank in hope of getting a star through draft. 

Option 2 is run it for another season, hope he can stay healthy and increase his value. His next two years after next season are not guaranteed anyway and they can cut him later. This option is basically more of the same they had for last five seasons or so. Trying to build a very specific roster around a very specific player who is rarely available (with roster obviously not functioning without him).

Neither option is attractive, I am not sure which one I would take. Probably more inclined towards first one.

(06-04-2025, 09:37 AM)F Gump Wrote:  

Thanks for your thoughts. 

Two notes ....

1 Are you SURE Zion met his checks? I didnt see any report on that either way. And based on his history and his extended idleness last season, I figured he didnt make it. 

2 He has 3 years left on his deal with limited-to-no guarantees on each following season by what happens in each season. So a team isnt necessarily only on the financial hook for 1 season. A later bump in guarantees is actually probably a desirable outcome for whoever has him -- it means he got in shape and played most games - but the lawsuit and allegations add a layer of potential ugliness to the equation.

(06-04-2025, 08:54 AM)michaeltex Wrote: Does the above mean they can cut Zion with no penalty before 7/15?

So you could conceivably trade for Zion, matching salaries, then just cut him before 7/15 to free up cap space? Not proposing anything, just asking.

(06-04-2025, 09:49 AM)SamStetz Wrote: Per Stein:

Two head coaches who are not currently available but said to interest the Knicks, according to league sources, are Dallas’ Jason Kidd and Houston’s Ime Udoka. One source with knowledge of the Rockets’ thinking told The Stein Line categorically that permission to speak with Udoka would be rejected if the Knicks requested it. A similar response would be expected from the Mavericks, but a read on their position as conclusive as Houston’s could not be immediately confirmed Tuesday night.

(06-04-2025, 09:56 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: PG swap: Kidd for Brunson.

(06-04-2025, 10:20 AM)DallasMaverick Wrote: Defense wins championships.

(06-04-2025, 10:34 AM)david75090 Wrote: Thus enacting the defense-wins-championships forcefield.

(06-04-2025, 11:51 AM)DallasMaverick Wrote: Mighty powerful, ain’t it?

(06-05-2025, 12:56 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: @KevinGraySports
Tim MacMahon on the idea of the Knicks getting Jason Kidd from the Mavericks: “I would not dismiss that possibility.”

He adds it would be going too far to think Kidd wants out, but there have been franchise decisions that he wasn’t on board with

https://x.com/KevinGraySports/status/1930622375223001223

"one of which was the firing of Casey Smith"

(06-06-2025, 09:38 AM)Winter Wrote: I wouldn't think Smith would be THE singular PG backup. I would think more likely he is one of two PGs... or perhaps part of some configuration in a master plan trade.

It's hard to get my mind around just Dennis Smith and nothing else... unless maybe they plan on a combo of BWill, Naji, Flagg, Hardy and then Smith. Which sounds like gumbo to me. Smith might also fit if you had in mind another PG AND you planned on trading away Hardy