THJ 0-8 from the field and still brimming with confidence.
First we gotta play the Spurs, and Wemby just had a triple double with blocks.Grapesoda2525 said:
Hopefully the all star break will let them get some practices together and clean some of this up.
The spurs stink and they're going to stink until 2026 at the earliest. We still beat the wizards despite shooting really poorly and getting nearly 20 turn overs and giving up tons of offensive rebounds.shack009 said:First we gotta play the Spurs, and Wemby just had a triple double with blocks.Grapesoda2525 said:
Hopefully the all star break will let them get some practices together and clean some of this up.
And Keldon becomes an All Star when he plays us.
gigem1223 said:
Typical Mavs. World beaters against a top team and then a no-show against a bottom feeder. As much as I want to, it's hard get too excited about this team.
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When Wizards chief decision-maker Michael Winger informed Kuzma that the general framework of a trade was in place to send Kuzma to the Mavericks a potential deal that Winger felt only lukewarm about Kuzma told Winger he wanted to remain with the Wizards.
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It's unclear what draft pick(s) and player(s) Dallas would have sent to Washington in the deal.
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Asked by The Athletic why he told Winger he wanted to remain with the Wizards instead of joining the Mavericks, Kuzma answered, "In my career, I won a championship. So, I understand that when we play this game of basketball it's not about contending for a playoff spot. It's about contending for an NBA championship. There's only like three or four contenders true contenders. I just felt like our timelines didn't line up."
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For the Mavericks, the trade talks with the Wizards about Kuzma were not a total dead end. After Winger informed Dallas general manager Nico Harrison there would be no deal for Kuzma, the teams agreed on a different trade. Washington traded center Daniel Gafford to Dallas for a 2024 first-round pick (the more favorable of the LA Clippers' and Oklahoma City Thunder's first-round picks) and center Richaun Holmes.
In a separate move, the Mavericks traded Grant Williams, Seth Curry and a lightly protected 2027 first-round pick to the Charlotte Hornets for forward P.J. Washington.
He shot .430/.313 for the playoffs.shack009 said:
Ridiculous comment by him. He has not been a winning player in his career. In the year he won the championship with the Lakers, he had a negative VORP and -2.6 BPM. He has a below average TS% in every season. The guy has no idea what it takes to win championship.
Neither is burning a bridge. But it shows who they are to a wider audience.zgolfz85 said:
between kuzma and dinwiddie yesterday...these dudes need handlers. their agents must be furious. I hope the mavs have put kuz and spencer on the never engage list. I just don't understand why you **** on a team unnecessarily and burn a bridge. good luck with the mavs ever throwing you a late career bone type of contract now. unreal.
zgolfz85 said:
between kuzma and dinwiddie yesterday...these dudes need handlers. their agents must be furious. I hope the mavs have put kuz and spencer on the never engage list. I just don't understand why you **** on a team unnecessarily and burn a bridge. good luck with the mavs ever throwing you a late career bone type of contract now. unreal.
It was something like he was talking about why he picked the Lakers over the Mavs and he said that the Lakers just know how to win. Seemed to be a shot at the Mavs, but maybe he didn't mean it that way.mavsfan4ever said:
What did Dinwiddie say about the Mavs?
I think you might be right there...but, it's been a couple of days and he hasn't clarified his poorly worded comments if soMW03 said:zgolfz85 said:
between kuzma and dinwiddie yesterday...these dudes need handlers. their agents must be furious. I hope the mavs have put kuz and spencer on the never engage list. I just don't understand why you **** on a team unnecessarily and burn a bridge. good luck with the mavs ever throwing you a late career bone type of contract now. unreal.
I think Dinwiddie made a stupid attempt at a bad analogy, but I don't think he intended to slight the Mavs. I took his comments more as "I failed in Brooklyn. I could have gone to Dallas where it was comfortable, but I wanted to press myself so I picked LA where there's more pressure to perform because of the roster."
"Obviously, it's a new situation. Whereas ... I'll give y'all something funny that I told my people because I'm fairly candid," Dinwiddie said. "The two situations kinda felt like this, right? Let's say you were a kid, and you got your ass whooped by the bully. Dallas would've been like your momma being like, 'It's OK, baby. Don't worry about it.' Lakers are like your dad: 'Nah, you better go out there and fight till you win.'mavsfan4ever said:
What did Dinwiddie say about the Mavs?
if my front office isn't considering that bridge burned after a player accuses that front office of not being serious about winning a championship....then I wouldn't have any respect left for said front office.Guitarsoup said:Neither is burning a bridge. But it shows who they are to a wider audience.zgolfz85 said:
between kuzma and dinwiddie yesterday...these dudes need handlers. their agents must be furious. I hope the mavs have put kuz and spencer on the never engage list. I just don't understand why you **** on a team unnecessarily and burn a bridge. good luck with the mavs ever throwing you a late career bone type of contract now. unreal.
DeJounte Murray said a bunch of dumb stuff about the Spurs, then the Spurs talked about trading back for him.
It is just immature millionaires.
If Kawhi wanted to opt out and sign with the Spurs for the MLE rather than taking his extension, the Spurs would have signed him. Not sure how a guy could burn a bridge more than him quitting on the Spurs, but that would make the team better. if the Mavs thought that trading or signing Dinwiddie or Kuz would improve their championship chances, they would still do it. Especially what I have seen from both is that neither is a championship guy. And I think Kuz has his ring and is happier getting big paychecks and being the #1 option than winning.