2022 NBA Offseason Thread: Preseason kicks off; Things are fine in Los Angeles, Draymond beats the charges

[N41D]

Brunson
Murray
RJ
Randle
Mitch

Where's the spacing supposed to come from?

Boooooy that would be a hell of a lot of money tied up in 5 guys that might never be consistent all-star level guys.

JB gonna leave Dallas to stop playing off the ball with Luka to be the lead guard for 3 guys that don’t really play off-the-ball well?

Woof.

 

[dman14]

If Mavs lose brunson, who is left.
Goran is prwtty much a done deal, but that is more of a backup role.
What about german rondo, Schroder?

 

[N41D]

If Mavs lose brunson, who is left.
Goran is prwtty much a done deal, but that is more of a backup role.
What about german rondo, Schroder?

They seem to be ready to throw their full tax-payer MLE at Payton.

 

[100027]

They seem to be ready to throw their full tax-payer MLE at Payton.

What’s the cap situation like if they lose Brunson?

 

[pmatic]

Kidd was/is a big fan of Malik Monk dating back to 2020.

 

[shotsrangout]

Murray is in nyc wearing a blue hoodie on his stories

 

[ill steelo]

If Mavs lose brunson, who is left.
Goran is prwtty much a done deal, but that is more of a backup role.
What about german rondo, Schroder?

DSJ not being who he was supposed to be hurts.

Gave away a first rounder in the Luka trade. And that was their last year in the lottery

In a tough predicament. Maybe try to create as much cap space as you can to play free agency in the coming years, but that’s obviously no guarantee as they found out with Dirk.

 

[Blue Mamba]

 

[N41D]

What’s the cap situation like if they lose Brunson?

DSJ not being who he was supposed to be hurts.

Gave away a first rounder in the Luka trade. And that was their last year in the lottery

In a tough predicament. Maybe try to create as much cap space as you can to play free agency in the coming years, but that’s obviously no guarantee as they found out with Dirk.

What’s the cap situation like if they lose Brunson?

They’re over the cap regardless but if Brunson leaves they may fall under the full MLE instead of the tax payer MLE.

Most of the contracts on the roster are workable from a maneuverability perspective, but they gotta get off the pick they owe the Knicks next summer to have a full slate to make a trade.

Depending on what they gave out, they’d probably be over the next two years with an opportunity to be in max free agent+ range 2 summers from now in ‘24.

They’ve done a decent job building what they have, but they’re kind of suffering some right now from not being bad enough long enough.

 

[Mark Antony]

Taylor dont wanna be a journalist b, she just wanna be a baddie.

If I was one of them dudes I wouldn't even mind making one like her a housewife. At least she has credentials and pretended to work for a bit.

 

[pums]

A contender should swoop in for Tate. He would be really really good for a lot of teams.

 

[pmatic]

 

[wavycrocket]

Y’all might have to ban me. Imma be insufferable



Back for everything



What the tired phrase, that the washed folks say “keep dat same energy”

 

[sohi 23]

A contender should swoop in for Tate. He would be really really good for a lot of teams.

Word. I’d like to see what’s good with Kmart Jr too

 

[onewearz]

Just seen if our NBA players played dress up. Harden wins

 

[addict4sneakers]

Y’all might have to ban me. Imma be insufferable



Back for everything



What the tired phrase, that the washed folks say “keep dat same energy”

Visiting hours for the homie WASHED KING doing a bid

 

[EZMONEY SERVANT]

 

[shotsrangout]

So much more interesting **** going on than talking about the warriors

 

[casper90403]

Just seen if our NBA players played dress up. Harden wins

 

[noblekane]

this guy is bad luck to any contender.

back to back finals loser and one of the dirtiest players in the game.

 

[pmatic]

Spoiler

Jalen Brunson expected to leave Mavericks, signing with Knicks seen as ‘certainty’​

The Dallas Mavericks have been anticipating Jalen Brunson’s likely departure for weeks, multiple league sources tell The Athletic, and it’s now seen as a certainty that the 25-year-old guard will sign with the New York Knicks when free agency opens on Thursday.

While the team entered the offseason believing Brunson preferred a return to Dallas, it’s understood that what New York can offer — a lucrative contract, more opportunity and family ties — has been an influential factor for Brunson’s impending decision.

So far, it’s unclear to what extent money will factor into Brunson’s decision — ESPN reported that Dallas would have offered less money annually than the four-year, $100-plus million offer New York is preparing — versus the other competing factors, such as Brunson’s father Rick joining the Knicks’ coaching staff and several other close ties Brunson has to the New York organization. But the Mavericks’ players and executives have understood the increasing likelihood of Brunson’s departure as an unrestricted free agent in past weeks. (Last Thursday, Marc Stein had the offseason’s first substantial report on the possibility.) Within the Mavericks’ organization, conversations have shifted from re-signing Brunson to replacing his production, as well as the possibility of a sign-and-trade deal involving Brunson that could at least prevent Dallas from losing him for nothing.

Like the Mavericks, Brunson may also have entered this offseason believing he would return to Dallas, sources say, and it’s unclear when and why those feelings shifted. If there was one uncomfortable aspect of his past season, in which Brunson otherwise enjoyed breakout success as the Mavericks’ second option, it was the team’s decision to withhold an offer of an extension before the season — and then, once again, during it. It’s unclear whether Brunson would have actually signed the four-year, $55.5 million deal, the most Dallas was eligible to offer him during the year. While Rick Brunson told ESPN in April that his son would have been willing to sign it in January, there was substantial belief around the league that, at that point, Brunson had already played himself into more lucrative territory. In any case, the extension was never formally offered.

Brunson’s official departure from the Mavericks would be seen as a blow, even if it has recently been anticipated. When the Mavericks’ season ended in the Western Conference finals last month, the team’s general manager Nico Harrison said re-signing Brunson was the team’s main priority. In the closing months of the season, Dallas embraced its ability to rotate three playmaking guards, something which fueled the team’s deeper-than-anticipated postseason run. It would be surprising for the team not to replicate that approach next season, which would necessitate Brunson’s replacement in some manner.

As it stands, Dallas will enter next season with a roster that is about $7 million over the luxury-tax threshold, making them a tax-paying team for the first time since the 2010-11 NBA season. That has been the main argument for retaining Brunson at any cost, even if it would have vaulted the Mavericks well beyond the taxed penalty they would currently pay if the roster remains the same.

Still, Dallas is anticipated to remain above the luxury-tax line this offseason with further moves expected. It’s become clear, however, that the future they’re preparing for is one without Brunson in it.

 

[wavycrocket]

Great deal. Minny need to lean into dem jerseys too.

Ant man da one, one!

 

[VARNELL HILL]

The Next Big Deal

 

[elpablo21]

 

[picasso swerve]

Just seen if our NBA players played dress up. Harden wins

Whoever above Bron (CP?) look like my ex.