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EricaLubarsky · 09-19-2023, 09:40 PM

Lively at a Wings game with OMax, THJ, and GWill

Lively playing pickup games with Hardy and OMax

God I am jonesing for some Mavs basketball.

Heezzi · 09-20-2023, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by BPo001

Mavs dodged a bullet with that contract. I haven?t really watched him since he left, but is he that bad now?

Nets had him on a 10 day and cut him.

DevinHarriswillstart · 09-20-2023, 06:03 PM

Pacers are trying to trade Hield with extension talks stalled.

Please take THJ.

BPo001 · 09-20-2023, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Pacers are trying to trade Hield with extension talks stalled.

Please take THJ.

Make it happen, Nico!

EricaLubarsky · 09-21-2023, 04:56 PM

Legion saying he wants out and Dallas is 1st or 2nd on list.

Guys who are pure shooters like Hield and THJ aren't getting the big bucks anymore and this team has too many one-way guys (THJ, Curry, etc.) so I'm not sure we'd be that interested. I really welcome the move to get two-way guys (developing Green, Exum, Williams, Lively, OMax)

THJ for Hield would work without an extension. I wouldn't add much to that. It's a pretty lateral move and as much as I've complained about THJ for his defense and role, Hield could be a worse defender and THJ is decent as a sparkplug and positive veteran leader. The problem with him was really that he could never be a second scorer on a good team and is not a creator.

Holmes and a young player (Hardy/Green/Lively/OMax)? I'd say no in a second. Not sure if there are any other trades that work.

Maybe an extend-and-trade? I think there are limitations on trades post-extension, so not sure that could even work.

DevinHarriswillstart · 09-21-2023, 09:48 PM

Good lord, are we really going to be doing big time trades right at training camp now? NBA is so bizarre.

Crap rumor says we had an underwhelming offer for Ayton. Yeah, cause Ayton isn't very good and that source is crap.

Melonhead · Yesterday, 02:50 AM

feels too close to camp to make the thj/hield trade.

EricaLubarsky · Yesterday, 08:54 AM

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feels too close to camp to make the thj/hield trade.

Yeah guys are in town already. photos are Tuesday and camp is Wednesday? Then we?re flying to Abu Dhabi?

We desperately need a center other than Powell/Holmes but this is the 11th hour? at least for teams like us that start camp early.

DevinHarriswillstart · Yesterday, 12:54 PM

Main thing I'd say is that the FO hasn't said that this is the team they want going into regular season. Basically every source has said they are trying to upgrade center. And with the Hield news...maybe more.

So don't be surprised if something does happen since no other source says otherwise unless I missed something.

Melonhead · Yesterday, 01:18 PM

For anyone that followed the twitter account droppingdimes during free agency summer, he just tweeted

"Dallas Mavericks and Raptors are very active"

fyi he was right on most signings before they happened

EricaLubarsky · Yesterday, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Main thing I'd say is that the FO hasn't said that this is the team they want going into regular season. Basically every source has said they are trying to upgrade center. And with the Hield news...maybe more.

So don't be surprised if something does happen since no other source says otherwise unless I missed something.

Training camps don't start for most teams until October 3rd. I keep forgetting that. Other teams still have two weeks left to negotiate and many are going to push trade negotiations all the way into camp. It just sucks that we start so much earlier than everyone else because we essentially lose camp/preseason if we make a major trade late. We need the trade, but won't have the time together that other teams will have.

FreshJive · Yesterday, 04:52 PM

Does anyone know anything about the secret rumor that people are talking about on Twitter? Trigg mentioned it. Someone followed by Mavs writers mentioned Hardy. I couldn?t find anything.

EricaLubarsky · Yesterday, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by FreshJive

Does anyone know anything about the secret rumor that people are talking about on Twitter? Trigg mentioned it. Someone followed by Mavs writers mentioned Hardy. I couldn?t find anything.

He's been chatting about Dame to Toronto with a potential Mavs connection as a third/fourth team. Is it something else?

DevinHarriswillstart · Yesterday, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

He's been chatting about Dame to Toronto with a potential Mavs connection as a third/fourth team. Is it something else?

That would blend in with what the fake insider says, but I really don't see those people as reliable.

However, I think there is a Woj source that says Miami isn't involved, so Dame to Toronto has some legit smoke to it.

MFFL · Today, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

That would blend in with what the fake insider says, but I really don't see those people as reliable.

The fake insider posted an internal memo of the Miami Heat so there's that

https://twitter.com/dimesisback

DevinHarriswillstart · Today, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by MFFL

The fake insider posted an internal memo of the Miami Heat so there's that

https://twitter.com/dimesisback

I can't for the life of me believe that Pat Riley would actually be dumb enough to send that. Looks pretty fake to me.