Mavs looking to move Anthony Johnson? - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

Stranger · 01-04-2007, 10:44 AM

Rumor from a Miami beat writer:

"I don't believe the team was slipping away from him. But losing has taken its toll, and Riley is trying to keep things together before they slip away. And I wouldn't be surprised at all if he pursues trades seriously while he's out. I'm told the Mavericks are looking to move Anthony Johnson, who could be of interest."

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shaw-xx · 01-04-2007, 10:48 AM

I wouldn't mind but who will we trade for...

mary · 01-04-2007, 10:49 AM

Even though I think AJ2 is not NEARLY as bad as some think, I'd be interested in seeing who we can get for him. I thnk he could be a solid back up for Miami, but who do they have to trade?

alexamenos · 01-04-2007, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by shaw-xx

I wouldn't mind but who will we trade for...

please Gawd, not a slightly overweight PF who fancies himself as being a 3-pt sharp shooter.

mary · 01-04-2007, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by alexamenos

please Gawd, not a slightly overweight PF who fancies himself as being a 3-pt sharp shooter.

Nah...he has about as much chance as Danny Fortson of ever wearing another Mav uniform.

craggmac · 01-04-2007, 10:59 AM

Jason Williams maybe?.... I don't know. Suck.

DevinHarriswillstart · 01-04-2007, 11:23 AM

haha yeah walker will never happen.....I'm intrigued by a Johnson trade though. Esp if you package Stack with him

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stuportremens · 01-04-2007, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

haha yeah walker will never happen.....I'm intrigued by a Johnson trade though. Esp if you package Stack with him

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Come on, deeeep inside you know this team needs a volume scorer!

alexamenos · 01-04-2007, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by stuportremens

Come on, deeeep inside you know this team needs a volume scorer!

walker is a volume shooter, but not necessarily a volume scorer.

DevinHarriswillstart · 01-04-2007, 11:54 AM

Come on guys, he's volume in fat cell count and still has at least 40 chicken dances left.

Dr.Zoidberg · 01-04-2007, 11:54 AM

Walker is an overweight "because there are no fours" shooter!

Dr.Zoidberg · 01-04-2007, 11:56 AM

If two think about the same at the same time, there must be some truth.

dalmations202 · 01-04-2007, 12:05 PM

The only trade I would think that Mark would even consider with Miami is

Anthony Johnson, Stack, Cro for Shaq.

Who knows if that were suggested??? Dallas instantly becomes the favorite in the finals.
Shaq has time to rest. Miami gets out from under his huge contract with him injured, and gets basically expiring contracts and a PG.

I don't see it happening. In fact, I don't see Dallas making any moves unless something great comes up like Ray Allen or Paul Pierce. Shaq might be a no brainer though. I just don't see them making a change when they have the best record in the league, and have the possibility of getting better with more time together.

jacktruth · 01-04-2007, 12:23 PM

If Miami is looking to improve, they probably aren't going to want AJ2. He's just not an impact player. If the mavs move AJ2, it will have to be for another point guard because I doubt Avery is comfortable with JJB as the teams only backup PG.

If Miami was willing to exhcnage AJ2 for Payton, I'm sure Avery and Cuban wouldn't bat an eye, but again that sure would not be an upgrade for Miami, at least in the short term.

Eman · 01-04-2007, 12:26 PM

The key here is that the writer says that we are looking to move Anthony Johnson, he just mentions the Heat 'cause he's in Miami. Who in the whole leage needs a backup point guard that has scored 40 in the playoffs recently, and has a solid upgrade for us?

Flacolaco · 01-04-2007, 12:28 PM

who in their right mind would review video on what this guy has done to the flow of a game this season, and then say "well sign me up!!!" ?

u2sarajevo · 01-04-2007, 12:41 PM

In the history of this board, SuperSpare's have never been traded away. Well, player's that we called SuperSpare anyway.

jacktruth · 01-04-2007, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by u2sarajevo

In the history of this board, SuperSpare's have never been traded away. Well, player's that we called SuperSpare anyway.

DA was traded last year.

u2sarajevo · 01-04-2007, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jacktruth

DA was traded last year.

Oh... I thought his contract was up. Okay then we have never traded a player we called SuperSpare DURING a season.

Does that work?

AxdemxO · 01-04-2007, 12:55 PM

Why would we want Shaq?????

I say just trade him for Peterson and that way we get a good scorer that we can actually use and whose contract is up after this year. That gives us 3 expiring contracts.

craggmac · 01-04-2007, 01:01 PM

I've got a good trade prospect....

sike · 01-04-2007, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by stuportremens

Come on, deeeep inside you know this team needs a volume scorer!

great line

sike · 01-04-2007, 02:06 PM

AJ2 = end of bench spare with no place on this team

ps: I called this in the preseason.

Windmill360 · 01-04-2007, 03:23 PM

bring back toine!!!! I'm sure championship trophies just follow him around and Miami wasnt a fluke! He is the missing piece!

Dirkenstien · 01-04-2007, 04:05 PM

I don't see him being traded to Miami. I wouldn't want any part of their team anyways.

rainey · 01-04-2007, 04:05 PM

I'd take Haslem.

bernardos70 · 01-04-2007, 04:34 PM

I'd rather Keep AJ if we're getting J-Will. He manages to annoy me even more than Walker somehow.

SeriousSummer · 01-04-2007, 05:44 PM

Anthony Johnson & Austin Croshere for Jason Williams works.

AxdemxO · 01-04-2007, 05:46 PM

AJ for Peterson...if that works that would be the best deal...I KNOW...lol

Captain Disaster · 01-04-2007, 06:53 PM

DO NOT deal with Miami under ANY circumstances; "F" them!

shaw-xx · 01-04-2007, 08:15 PM

No more Walk please. Wait, why trade for a Heat? Don't have interest in any player on that team.

Rick41 · 01-04-2007, 10:44 PM

James Posey or Kapono!

Rick41 · 01-04-2007, 10:44 PM

Damn these double posts.

mqywaaah · 01-04-2007, 11:32 PM

Kapono sounds like a good suggestion. Not sure about Posey, I hate his stinkin a##!

EricaLubarsky · 01-05-2007, 10:45 PM

Let Miami rot in mediocrity. Shaq will soon be untradable, and with Wade being untouchable they have only one tradable asset-- Haslem.

mavsfanforever · 01-05-2007, 10:59 PM

What a spare Anthony Johnson is? I would love to get a good looking cheerleader out of him.

Merg · 01-06-2007, 11:03 AM

AJ and Crosure for Speedy Claxton and L Wright.

Mavs may have to add cash and draft picks?

MavsX · 01-06-2007, 02:32 PM

this thread makes me have to poop...

StackAttack · 01-08-2007, 08:37 AM

Hughes deserves a break from fans
Playing through pain entitles injury-prone guard to more respect
By Brian Windhorst

Last week Larry Hughes was a little offended when some fans at Quicken Loans Arena booed him after some lackluster play in the first half against the San Antonio Spurs.

Hughes ended up scoring 13 points in the fourth quarter to help the Cavaliers manage a come-from-behind win and all was forgotten. Certainly fans have the right to boo, and it is understandable that any player getting booed at home, regardless of whether it is due, will be sensitive about it.

But that moment highlighted an apparent issue within the Cavs' fanbase. Based on feedback to this reporter, a peek at message boards and listening to sportstalk radio, some fans have failed to embrace Hughes because he's been injury prone. Well, he has been. But he doesn't seem to be getting a lot of credit for how he's tried to play through the injuries.

Last year he played through finger pain for two months and then rushed back after surgery. This year he returned as fast as he could from a high ankle sprain and played on one leg for about a month.

He's just now starting to get some lift back, but he's still got a long way to go. He's basically had to rely on jump shots, which is not his speciality.

Recently, he's been making them. In the past seven games, he's been the best 3-point shooter in the NBA. Before that, he couldn't make a jumper for a week.

Chances are his streaks will continue both ways as long as he's still fighting stiffness and soreness. But he's fighting injuries because he knows how important he is to the team. In the past two years, the Cavs are 35-18 when Hughes starts and 23-7 when he scores 15 or more points, largely because he takes the pressure off LeBron James.

Yes, he suffers injuries and it is an issue. No, he still doesn't seem to get proper credit for what he brings.

Dribbles

• There have been a lot of comparisons between James and Kobe Bryant over the years. One way they differ, and it affects how they can earn money off the court, is personality. That's the opinion of someone who would know, Nike Senior Director of Basketball Development Lynn Merritt. Nike has both James and Bryant under large endorsement contracts, but James has been their No. 1 basketball pitchman for the past four years.

``Kobe has the `it' factor on the court, he might be the best single player in the NBA. But having `it', you also gotta have a little bit of a personality, a little bit of humility and have a little more than being a great basketball player,'' Merritt said on a program on NPR. ``For Kobe, even being a great basketball player, I think his personality doesn't necessarily allow him to be a global icon in the way that LeBron can. LeBron is a people's champion, kind of an (Muhammed) Ali-type figure. To really be a true global icon, you need that.''

James' friend and marketing boss, Maverick Carter, was also on the show and discussed how James attempts to market himself.

``We play up who he is, where he lives, everything that is authentic about him,'' Carter said. ``Even what he went through as a child. Everyone can relate to that. The things they went through that are bad in their life, the struggles that some people will call bad, people relate to those too.''

Said Merritt about Nike's marketing strategy with James: ``We've promoted him being a great young NBA player with a personality. If you enjoy the game and you enjoy somebody with a sense of humor, you accept that image.''

• Though they are running hot now, the Cavs still might look at getting another guard before next month's trading deadline. Two names that have emerged as potential targets, the Denver Nuggets' Earl Boykins and the Dallas Mavericks' Anthony Johnson. It might seem crazy for the Nuggets at the moment, considering Boykins is routinely putting up 20-point nights, but he figures to get his playing time slashed once Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith return from suspensions. Another factor is that Boykins, who is making about $3 million this season, is expected to opt out of his contract at season's end. He's somewhat of a shoot-first guard and isn't a great defender. That might make him a complement to Eric Snow, who is a good defender but not a shooter. Boykins is from Cleveland and has a good relationship with James.

Johnson is the Mavericks' third point guard and has been rumored to be available, although it doesn't seem like it will happen in the near future considering the Mavericks have been playing almost perfect basketball. But things change in the NBA in February. Johnson, who also makes about $3 million, knows Cavs coach Mike Brown and his system from when both were with the Indiana Pacers and the two have a good relationship.

Along with a player, another thing the Cavs might be able to offer both teams is luxury-tax relief. Both the Nuggets and Mavericks are currently over the tax line, and the Nuggets in particular are interested in getting a few million off the books to get below the line. The Cavs own two trade exceptions that can be used to acquire a player without returning equal salaries. The more valuable one is valued at $2,091,480, which they picked up when trading Luke Jackson to the Boston Celtics in October. The Cavs also consider themselves about $2.5 million below the luxury tax line, which they'd prefer not to cross. Their payroll figures to be about $63 million but that includes several million in bonuses that only will be paid out to Hughes and Donyell Marshall if they reach certain win totals.

atrewsfan · 01-10-2007, 02:02 PM

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...701100305/1127

"...... Keep an eye on this rumor: The Hawks eyeing Dallas' little-used point guard, Anthony Johnson, for unhappy Salim Stoudamire and throw-in Esteban Batista..."