Dameris and Followill Updates 9/1
THJ. Biggest positive takeaway from the player introduction conference was how warm and sincere Timmy was. After a difficult first season here, he really warmed up to the place. Badly wanted to stay here, and instructed his agent to make it a priority to get a deal done if one was available. Very committed.
Bullock. Dameris expects him to start. Thinks he may replace DFS role in guarding the opponent’s best wing, and that he might also be able to offer a little playmaking.
Green. In retrospect, were a little disappointed in his choice to play for Australia, and then not playing in summer league. Referring to a statistical study indicating that players who participate in summer league after their first season are more likely to have breakout sophomore seasons, thought it was a squandered opportunity (given that he played a grand total of 15 minutes for his national team). MF somewhat pompously declared that, "as an Olympic broadcaster," he could understand the un-replaceable memory the experience of winning a bronze would be, even for the guys who don't play much, drawing a little incoming from Dameris, lol. In any event, not a huge issue.
Dameris hopes to see Green play around 15 minutes a night this season and appear in most every game. MF thinks 40-50 games as a high-energy, hard-playing contributor might be more realistic. If he doesn't get traded for Dragic or someone else, anyway.
Hinton waived. Great character guy, but didn't show enough improvement on the court. Quicker decision than expected. They didn't have a name in mind on waiving him. The guy taking the second two-way spot may or may not be on the training camp roster.
Mavs sitting on hands? It may seem like nothing much is going on, but the Mavs are spending a lot of time trying to put some structure into what has frankly been a very disorganized front office. A very thoroughgoing effort.
Markkanen. Mavs kicked the tires on him, but weren't really very interested, given the price. Acquiring him would have been more of an intriguing asset play than an attempt to improve the team, and BD and MF agree that the price was just too high, considering the salary, length of contract, first-round pick required, and lack of on-court fit.
Other NBA players
Marc Gasol is available. Don't know if Mavs are interested, but if they are, it would probably be in return for Moses Brown. Gasol doesn't appear to have much left in the tank, but he’s open to leaving, and the Mavs have shown an interest in the past.
Ben Simmons intends to be a training-camp holdout. Dameris, who knows Morey, thinks he will probably have to come down a little on his price to make a deal -- maybe, for example, CJ instead of Dame. Ben purports to only be interested in the CA teams for now, so good luck to him with that. Mavs could possibly try to get involved as a third team or in some other tangential manner if a deal develops.
Training Camp. Only a few weeks away!
Update: noting the signing of the second two-way, who played on GSW SL team
https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status...71334?s=20
THJ. Biggest positive takeaway from the player introduction conference was how warm and sincere Timmy was. After a difficult first season here, he really warmed up to the place. Badly wanted to stay here, and instructed his agent to make it a priority to get a deal done if one was available. Very committed.
Bullock. Dameris expects him to start. Thinks he may replace DFS role in guarding the opponent’s best wing, and that he might also be able to offer a little playmaking.
Green. In retrospect, were a little disappointed in his choice to play for Australia, and then not playing in summer league. Referring to a statistical study indicating that players who participate in summer league after their first season are more likely to have breakout sophomore seasons, thought it was a squandered opportunity (given that he played a grand total of 15 minutes for his national team). MF somewhat pompously declared that, "as an Olympic broadcaster," he could understand the un-replaceable memory the experience of winning a bronze would be, even for the guys who don't play much, drawing a little incoming from Dameris, lol. In any event, not a huge issue.
Dameris hopes to see Green play around 15 minutes a night this season and appear in most every game. MF thinks 40-50 games as a high-energy, hard-playing contributor might be more realistic. If he doesn't get traded for Dragic or someone else, anyway.
Hinton waived. Great character guy, but didn't show enough improvement on the court. Quicker decision than expected. They didn't have a name in mind on waiving him. The guy taking the second two-way spot may or may not be on the training camp roster.
Mavs sitting on hands? It may seem like nothing much is going on, but the Mavs are spending a lot of time trying to put some structure into what has frankly been a very disorganized front office. A very thoroughgoing effort.
Markkanen. Mavs kicked the tires on him, but weren't really very interested, given the price. Acquiring him would have been more of an intriguing asset play than an attempt to improve the team, and BD and MF agree that the price was just too high, considering the salary, length of contract, first-round pick required, and lack of on-court fit.
Other NBA players
Marc Gasol is available. Don't know if Mavs are interested, but if they are, it would probably be in return for Moses Brown. Gasol doesn't appear to have much left in the tank, but he’s open to leaving, and the Mavs have shown an interest in the past.
Ben Simmons intends to be a training-camp holdout. Dameris, who knows Morey, thinks he will probably have to come down a little on his price to make a deal -- maybe, for example, CJ instead of Dame. Ben purports to only be interested in the CA teams for now, so good luck to him with that. Mavs could possibly try to get involved as a third team or in some other tangential manner if a deal develops.
Training Camp. Only a few weeks away!
Update: noting the signing of the second two-way, who played on GSW SL team
https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status...71334?s=20
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