MAVS NEWS:

[BigDirk41]

That basically screams to me that the Mavs were blindsided by DJJ not playing ball and he wanted way more money than what the Mavs were offering.

Mavs pivoted quickly, which took the wind out from DJJ's sails (pun intended here cause of the Clippers), and he lost all of his negotiating leverage. He panicked and took a slightly bigger deal from LAC, which at the end of the day should be less guaranteed money after taxes than what he would've gotten had he just stayed with the Mavs.

I read an article today where DJJ said he chose LA because they want him to be aggressive on offense along with his normal defense. I think this was strictly about him wanting to expand his game for a potential bigger payday down the road. Obviously it wasn't about winning. The Clippers aren't going to do any damage in the playoffs. I can't blame a guy for wanting to shoot the ball more, but I wish he would have stayed.