2019 NBA Offseason Thread - Page 6 - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

ChileanMavsFan · 07-12-2019, 12:56 PM

I'm waiting for the hit piece on Chris Paul being a terrible teammate in Houston. As Zach Lowe mentioned in his latest article, we don't know what was happening in that locker room and it's possible the issues between Harden and Paul were beyond repair, which would make the trade better for Houston. Harden certainly seems to have been vouching for Westbrook so we'll see.

Underdog · 07-12-2019, 01:36 PM

@TheSteinLine: Tyson Chandler has agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Rockets, his agent Jeff Scwhartz tells @NYTSports

dirt_dobber · 07-13-2019, 05:40 AM

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@TheSteinLine: Tyson Chandler has agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Rockets, his agent Jeff Scwhartz tells @NYTSports

Dude has done well with a total career earnings of $187,736,398 (including this new contract).

Underdog · 07-13-2019, 07:40 PM

Interesting...

@SBondyNYDN: According to a source, Marcus Morris and Nerlens Noel have fired agent Rich Paul.

EricaLubarsky · 07-13-2019, 07:45 PM

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Interesting...

@SBondyNYDN: According to a source, Marcus Morris and Nerlens Noel have fired agent Rich Paul.

Came here just to post that

Interesting. Two guys who blame the agent. Both reneged on deals.

DevinHarriswillstart · 07-14-2019, 01:00 PM

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Came here just to post that

Interesting. Two guys who blame the agent. Both reneged on deals.

Rich Paul is the best thing to ever happen to the Mavs in recent memory, otherwise we'd be stuck with NN.

sefant77 · 07-13-2019, 10:36 PM

Same year shabazz turned down 4/40 because he thought Paul would get him 20 the next summer. Paul misjudged his power and the cap Situation in 2017 and 2018 sooo badly

Cole is another one....played Hardball with Paul as agent and is out of the league

EricaLubarsky · 07-14-2019, 03:37 PM

https://www.complex.com/sports/2019/...ve-kerr-blunts

Underdog · 07-14-2019, 10:51 PM

@MavsNetwork: Giannis wants to do it the right way. Gotta respect it.

DevinHarriswillstart · 07-14-2019, 11:19 PM

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@MavsNetwork: Giannis wants to do it the right way. Gotta respect it.

Which is why it's so, so silly for people to care about cap space in 2021. Good god, I want to win NOW. Is that really so much to ask for since we've mostly sucked since 2011? 2021 would be ten freaking years since that championship.

ChileanMavsFan · 07-14-2019, 11:05 PM

https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...2ye-story.html

Apparently Marcus Morris was offered a three-year, $41 million offer from the Clippers and turned it down before agreeing to the two year, $20 million offer with the Spurs. No wonder he was unhappy with Rich Paul and Klutch.

BPo001 · 07-15-2019, 06:56 AM

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https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...2ye-story.html

Apparently Marcus Morris was offered a three-year, $41 million offer from the Clippers and turned it down before agreeing to the two year, $20 million offer with the Spurs. No wonder he was unhappy with Rich Paul and Klutch.

He turned down the offer. How is that his agents fault?

ChileanMavsFan · 07-15-2019, 07:17 AM

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He turned down the offer. How is that his agents fault?

Hard to say without more details, but who knows, it wouldn't be the first case of an agent misreading the market and providing bad advice. Rich Paul in particular has a history of participating in various holdouts as well (like was mentioned above, even for players like Norris Cole and Tristan Thompson). Perhaps Rich Paul told him he would get a better offer if he waited until Kawhi decided where to go?.

He accepted the Spurs offer on July 6th, same day Kawhi announced he was going to the Clippers, so it's possible they realized at that point there were no better offers and could also be part of the reason why he reneged that offer for the Knicks later for more money this year.

tap2390 · 07-15-2019, 09:42 AM

Rich Paul has long been the most overrated agent in pro sports. Most agents are attorneys, but Paul didn't even graduate from college. He has ridden Lebron's coattails to power and then wonders why nobody respects him. I have zero respect for him and his way of doing business. Poor Nerlens.

BPo001 · 07-15-2019, 12:00 PM

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Rich Paul has long been the most overrated agent in pro sports. Most agents are attorneys, but Paul didn't even graduate from college. He has ridden Lebron's coattails to power and then wonders why nobody respects him. I have zero respect for him and his way of doing business. Poor Nerlens.

Poor Nerlens? He didn’t have to hire him as his agent. Nerlens is an idiot, and we should all be thankful for that since he turned down the biggest offer he will ever receive.

Underdog · 07-15-2019, 12:44 PM

@ShamsCharania: Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons has agreed to a five-year, $170 million maximum contract extension, agent Rich Paul tells @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.

ChileanMavsFan · 07-15-2019, 01:04 PM

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@ShamsCharania: Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons has agreed to a five-year, $170 million maximum contract extension, agent Rich Paul tells @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.

It's one of those contracts you have to do if you are Philly but man, tough to shell out that much money for a PG who is so limited as a shooter as Simmons.

He got the same contract as Jamal Murray, but right now I think I'd much rather have Murray. Higher ceiling.

EricaLubarsky · 07-15-2019, 01:57 PM

ChileanMavsFan · 07-15-2019, 04:34 PM

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/st...72811679952901

Sources: The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived JR Smith, making him a free agent. Cavs had been attempting to move Smith all the way up until the 5 p.m. ET waiver deadline today.

EricaLubarsky · 07-16-2019, 10:19 AM

Marcus Morris has now signed his 1/15

Knicks now have every free agent PF of the 2019 offseason

ChileanMavsFan · 07-16-2019, 10:57 AM

I like what the Bulls have done in Free agency and draft. They added some solid players to their roster and I think they should be in the mix for a playoff spot this year.

They added Thad Young, Satoransky, drafted Coby White and Gafford, who looked really well during summer league. Between them and their current players (Zach, Otto Porter and Lauri), they have a solid squad to compete in the East for the first time since Butler left.

Also, whenever I think of Thad Young I can't stop thinking of this silly graph by Fox Sports Indiana (https://awfulannouncing.com/nba/fox-...and-magic.html). The famous "13.5/5.9/1.4/49%/30%" club

mac222b · 07-16-2019, 05:39 PM

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I like what the Bulls have done in Free agency and draft. They added some solid players to their roster and I think they should be in the mix for a playoff spot this year.

They added Thad Young, Satoransky, drafted Coby White and Gafford, who looked really well during summer league. Between them and their current players (Zach, Otto Porter and Lauri), they have a solid squad to compete in the East for the first time since Butler left.

Also, whenever I think of Thad Young I can't stop thinking of this silly graph by Fox Sports Indiana (https://awfulannouncing.com/nba/fox-...and-magic.html). The famous "13.5/5.9/1.4/49%/30%" club

Don’t forget Wendall Carter! Stud if he stays healthy

ChileanMavsFan · 07-17-2019, 08:44 AM

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Don’t forget Wendall Carter! Stud if he stays healthy

Oh yeah, Wendell was showing promise before he got injured.

Underdog · 07-22-2019, 05:17 PM

@spurs: Spurs announce Will Hardy and Tim Duncan as Assistant Coaches.

@GauroYo:
Pop:
Tim:
Pop:
Tim: I Agree
Pop: Timeout!

Underdog · 08-06-2019, 12:40 PM

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@spurs: Spurs announce Will Hardy and Tim Duncan as Assistant Coaches.

@GauroYo:
Pop:
Tim:
Pop:
Tim: I Agree
Pop: Timeout!

@TheSteinLine: Pop on new Spurs assistant coach Tim Duncan: “Tim Duncan doesn’t know a lick about coaching. I don’t even know why I hired him.”

Underdog · 07-24-2019, 07:11 PM

@Sportando: Greg Monroe to sign with Bayern Munich

ChileanMavsFan · 07-25-2019, 03:18 PM

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1154116983484555264

@Wojespn: Free agent Pau Gasol has agreed to a one-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, league source tells ESPN.

ChileanMavsFan · 07-25-2019, 03:25 PM

Market is very dry now, these are some of the biggest names left (taken from https://sports.yahoo.com/whos-left-n...181452827.html). Using their grouping:

Ball Handlers:
Jeremy Lin, Trey Burke, Shaun Livingston, Jerryd Bayless; Jamal Crawford; Raymond Felton; Jerian Grant; Devin Harris; Shelvin Mack; Chasson Randle

(S)WINGMEN:
JR Smith, Iman Shumpert, Thabo Sefolosha, Carmelo Anthony; Vince Carter; Jonas Jerebko; Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot; Wayne Selden; Jonathon Simmons; Sindarius Thornwell

Big Men
Joakim Noah, Kenneth Faried, Nene Hilario; Dwight Howard; Damion Lee; Jon Leuer; Greg Monroe; Zaza Pachulia; Lance Thomas

Anything there that could be worth the last open spot in our roster?

dirt_dobber · 07-27-2019, 08:29 AM

I wonder how soon the schedule for 2019-2020 season will come out.
I am really excited to see how our team will do. I like our depth.

Got the below from reddit/nba and I'm looking forward to all this...
r/nba Posted byKnicksu/YoungLink_NJ

I actually think every NBA team is looking good right now.
Hawks - They've got an exciting young duo of Trae Young and John Collins, plus they have Huerter, and now Hunter and Reddish. Will be a serious contender soon.

Celtics - Obviously good, Kemba Jaylen Tatum Smart Tacko etc

Nets - Made playoffs last year and added Kyrie/KD

Bulls - Satoransky, LaVine, Porter Jr, Markkkanen, Carter Jr, and Coby White. Fun team.

Cavs - Sexton and Garland (Sexland) are an underrated young duo. They can also trade Love for an interesting package.

Mavs - Luka and KP are not an underrated young duo cause people know they're good.

Pistons - Made the playoffs last year, Blake was All NBA. They now have D Rose, and they have two really interesting pieces in Doumbouya and Kennard. I like Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk too, he was really good for Ukraine when he was younger and still only just turned 22 last month. Drummond led the NBA in rebounds 3 out of the last 4 years (I don't even really like Drummond tho).

Nuggets - The 2 seed as a young team running it back + Grant. Jokic and Murray are gonna be stars for years in Denver. MPJ and Bol Bol are also the 2 biggest young gambles in the NBA on the same team right now and if they both work out that would be a great addition to an already great team.

Warriors - Won 3 out of 5 really could've been 5 out of 5

Rockets - They have James Harden and Russell Westbrook.

Pacers - Turner, Oladipo (when healthy), Brogdon, Lamb, Sabonis, I like the Pacers a lot.

Clippers - Playoff team added Kawhi and Paul George.

Lakers - LeBron is on this team, and they have Anthony Davis too.

Grizzlies - JJJ and Ja are another super underrated young duo. Great players for Memphis to develop together.

Heat - They have Jimmy Butler and they're a playoff contender. Looks like they want to pair him with someone too.

Bucks - Have Giannis and many pieces

Timberwolves - They have KAT obviously, Wiggins who has a lot to prove this year. Culver is gonna be fun to watch too.

Pelicans - Well, they have Zion... but they have Holiday, Lonzo, Ingram, Favors, Redick, NAW, and Jaxson Hayes too.

Knicks - RJ is promising and Mitchell Robinson is a future DPOY candidate. Julius Randle is good too.

Thunder - They have a fucking lot of draft picks coming up. And they have Shai who could be a huge part of this rebuild. For now though, they still have CP3, Adams, and Gallinari. That's not that bad.

Magic - Made the playoffs last year. Vucevic was an all star, and Gordon and Isaac are both really good. Bamba could still develop into a beast and I have actually some faith left in Fultz.

Sixers - Maybe the best starting 5 in the NBA, maybe the best young duo, maybe the best front court. Shoutout Zhaire Smith

Suns - Booker and Ayton actually might be the best young duo too. Nobody talked about Ayton last year cause the Suns were terrible, but he had a fantastic year. I don't like that Rubio is their PG though. Still, Rubio/Booker/Oubre/Saric/Ayton is a better starting 5 than the Suns have had in recent years.

Trailblazers - made WCF without Nurkic. Lost some guys but not Dame or CJ, also added Whiteside.

Kings - Fox/Buddy/Bog-Mon/Bagley, will be a playoff contender with a bright looking future.

Spurs - Haven't missed the playoffs since 1997

Raptors - Won the NBA Championship, still have Siakam/Lowry/Ibaka/Gasol

Jazz - One of the most upgraded teams, they now have Conley/Mitchell/Ingles/Bojan Bogdanovic/Gobert and will definitely contend for a top seed.

Wizards - If John Wall comes back looking good and Beal is still there, that's great. If they trade either of them or both, I don't think Rui Hachimura and Thomas Bryant are bad guys to start with.

Gonna be a great year, both regular season and playoffs

EricaLubarsky · 07-28-2019, 08:34 PM

https://twitter.com/travonne/status/...903201280?s=21

Underdog · 07-28-2019, 08:48 PM

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https://twitter.com/travonne/status/...903201280?s=21

That's the best non-spam related thing I've seen on this site all day!

ChileanMavsFan · 08-03-2019, 11:34 AM

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1157670204232622080

[Wojnarowski] With free agency looming next summer, three-time All-Star Draymond Green has agreed to a four-year, $100M maximum contract extension with Golden State, agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports tells ESPN.

Free agency next year might be a snoozefest.

BPo001 · 08-15-2019, 10:22 AM

Report: DeMarcus Cousins suffers possible knee injury working out

sefant77 · 08-15-2019, 12:30 PM

Cousins torn ACL...yeah he is done and wont get any big deal anymore.

Have to say, dont feel sorry for Lebron/Lakers and also not feel sorry for Cousins after i read the story about him destroying Nik Stauskas career.

BPo001 · 08-15-2019, 12:37 PM

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Cousins torn ACL...yeah he is done and wont get any big deal anymore.

Have to say, dont feel sorry for Lebron/Lakers and also not feel sorry for Cousins after i read the story about him destroying Nik Stauskas career.

I must have missed the Stauskas story. What happened?

EricaLubarsky · 08-15-2019, 01:19 PM

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I must have missed the Stauskas story. What happened?

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"The stories about Demarcus Cousins berating Nik Stauskas. Threatening to fight Nik Stauskas on the plane to China." Windhorst "He's getting hounded and bullied everyday by Demarcus, I felt bad for him."

Apparently, Cousins is an enormous bully/a-hole

BPo001 · 08-15-2019, 03:09 PM

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Apparently, Cousins is an enormous bully/a-hole

Not trying to defend Demarcus here, but I don’t see how Nik being bullied ruined his career. Maybe he just wasn’t that good? Lots of lottery picks fizzle out of the league.

EricaLubarsky · 08-15-2019, 04:25 PM

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Not trying to defend Demarcus here, but I don’t see how Nik being bullied ruined his career. Maybe he just wasn’t that good? Lots of lottery picks fizzle out of the league.

yeah that article didn't say he ruined his career. It's all I could find in terms of Stauskas-Cousins drama.

Still pretty douchey.

Jack.Kerr · 08-15-2019, 05:44 PM

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Sources: Lakers' Cousins has serious knee injury
Los Angeles Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins has suffered a serious knee injury, league sources told ESPN on Thursday.

The initial fear is that Cousins has a torn ACL, but nothing is expected to be known for certain until he undergoes further tests in Los Angeles on Thursday, sources told ESPN.

Cousins, a four-time All-Star, is expected to meet with Lakers team physicians, sources said.

Cousins, 29, was working out in Las Vegas on Monday when he had to leave the court after what one source described as "bumping knees" with another player.

He suffered an Achilles tendon tear while playing for New Orleans during the 2017-18 season, and he missed several weeks with Golden State last season with a quadriceps injury.

Cousins, who has averaged 21.2 points and 10.9 rebounds over his nine NBA seasons, signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Lakers in July. He's part of a Lakers team expected to be among the NBA's elite this season.

Karma keeps on servin'.

At only $3.5MM per year, Stauskas may be outearning him by now.

sefant77 · 08-15-2019, 06:05 PM

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Not trying to defend Demarcus here, but I don’t see how Nik being bullied ruined his career. Maybe he just wasn’t that good? Lots of lottery picks fizzle out of the league.

Maybe read some articles about how bullying influences the victims...in schhols, workplaces etc