Sefko reports on DAL FA targets

[jwa1107]

from DMN:

The Mavericks will waste no time trying to retain the services of Devean George, and their desires will not fall on deaf ears.

Mark Bartelstein, the agent for the 6-8 swingman, said Monday that his client is open to the possibility of returning to the Mavericks and, in fact, may be leaning that way since the hiring of Rick Carlisle.

"He's been working out with Rick a little and really enjoys that," Bartelstein said. "He likes the direction that the team is going."

Bartelstein reiterated that there was no lingering ill will between George and the Mavericks after he nixed the original trade in February that would have netted Jason Kidd. The Mavericks eventually reworked the deal.

Meanwhile, the Mavericks were set to spend the early hours of free agency, which opened at 11:01 p.m. Monday, seeking help at center, shooting guard and small forward.

Names to listen for: Golden State's Matt Barnes, New Jersey's DeSagana Diop, New Orleans' Bonzi Wells, Boston's James Posey and Orlando's Maurice Evans.

Barnes' agent, Aaron Goodwin, said Monday night that he was eager to initiate contact with the Mavericks.

"I think Matt is a good fit for them, but he's a good fit for a lot of teams," Goodwin said. "They are definitely on our list."

[Darren]

If we can get both Diop and Barnes, we'd be fine this offseason.

C - Diop - Damp / FA1
PF - Dirk - Bass / FA2
SF - Barnes - DG / RAT*
SG - JoHo - AW* / Foster*
PG - Kidd - JET / FA3

FA1 - whoever young center with skills we wanted.
FA2 - the best performing PF on summer league roster.
FA3 - the best performing PG on summer league roster.
* Can be replaced if any summer leaguers are as good as them.

EJ would retire if Cuban can't swing a deal.

[your_dallas_mavericks]

Diop we will get, that we can bank on. If we are able to acquire either Bonzi or Posey then that is great in its own right. On the other hand, sigining anyone of these aforementioned players are not WOW players as Jerry Jones would label. There are no Magette's or Baron's or Brand's or any WOWs on this list. The common thread though with a lot of Mavs articles is the fact Carlisle is the WOW factor. We shall see...

[littlemav]

i'm glad that we are actually trying to bring george back, i think he can really help this team. i also agree that diop coming back is probably pretty much a lock. Obviously out of the list from the article, posey would be a great fit here, but i think he's looking for the full mid-level, and i believe that there are teams out there that will give it to him. If we went for him, we would have to get creative w/ a sign and trade to bring diop in. I think posey is a great fit, get it done donnie.

[Teffer10]

Adding one of those guys will give us basically the same team we had last season. Instead of Stack, Jones, George, and Hassell, it will be Stack, Jones, Wright and Barnes. We have went this route for the past several year and it hasn't worked out. When will this FO learn? If they can't get Dirk a decent sidekick (that can score), they might as well start rebuilding.

Filling an 8th or 9th spot again on the team should not be the priority here.

[dirkforpres]

Im happy that Devean still has interest from the front office, he is a solid bench player... I dont really understand how we can pursue free agents when we are going to offer Diop our full MLE... I think Posey would be a great pickup though. Im not sure why Azubuike isnt listed... I think Cuban and Nellie should stay away from Bonzi Wells.

[Teffer10]

I think DG has more value as a trade piece than a player. Howard is the opposite imo (more value as a player than as a trade piece).

This team will not get better through FA. FA should only be used to fill a void that is left after we make a trade.

George should be S&T.
Bass, Wright, and Stack should be packaged for a starting SG.
When trades are finished, the Mavs should start thinking about guys like Sefko mentions.
Unless Maggette, Davis, Brand, or Artest plan to sign for the MLE, the emphasis should be on trades because that is the ONLY way this team as a chance to improve.

[myconsumerclub]

I think DG has more value as a trade piece than a player. Howard is the opposite imo (more value as a player than as a trade piece).

This team will not get better through FA. FA should only be used to fill a void that is left after we make a trade.

George should be S&T.
Bass, Wright, and Stack should be packaged for a starting SG.
When trades are finished, the Mavs should start thinking about guys like Sefko mentions.
Unless Maggette, Davis, Brand, or Artest plan to sign for the MLE, the emphasis should be on trades because that is the ONLY way this team as a chance to improve.

You can say all that again. DG needs to go and as a trade piece to reacquire Diop I would do that hopefully they could take Jones off our hands as well. Wright is a good prospect but if we can package a couple 2nd teamers and a veteran has been like stack and turn them into an A list player we would be stupid to not do that. Howard's value is to low now and you never sell low. If we get rid of Wright we still have R Terry, Singleton, Slaughter, Korolev, Seibutis, Pop's and Foster to play the SG / SF and I'll bet any of them is adequate in a back up role and we get to evaluate them all and pick the best of the bunch to choose from? I could see everyone of these guys on a roster somewhere.

Maggette will probably go to florida and he's been offered the MLE out there already but if he want's to come here we'd need to offer more and give up something, maybe the clips try to turn nothing into something thru a S&T knowing he's out of there for sure if they don't. Posey or Wells is better than what we have now but if we grab Diop without trying to do a S&T they aren't going to be available unless we give up something back. I would be happy to play a rookie or three but then I'm willing to dig for a diamond in the rough and polish it I doubt the MBT is that patient.

Barnes would help but I think our summer leaguers are probably as talented as he is, there just not as proven yet and Korolev may be far superior to Matt if given adequate PT plus he is 6'9". Heck Singleton RAT and Slaughter are all bigger and more athletic and capable of playing some at PF even. POP's has improved his FT shooting and could be a viable source of rebounds and under the basket scoring. Now remember all these guys are a lot less expensive and would position us to make a FA splash next season when we have a LLE and a MLE and can get rid of some salary.

This season should be about setting up things for next season and beyond. Unless someone wants to give us a useful veteran to clear salary and position themself for a major FA like LBJ or give us a gift like a memphis/ gasol type brain fart we are going to need to give up more than expirers and picks.

[ppp000]

WOW when Donnie said the Mavs needed to get creative after getting booted in the first round for the second straight year, I didn't think he meant re-signing JJ Barea, Devean Brick George and giving a no-offense center who we traded a few months back the full MLE (reportedly).

Wow that's so creative. Creative enough that the players should book their summer vacations next year in april if that's the roster that's coming back.



And I agree with Teffer. Barnes...whoopdedoo.

[Mavericknyc1980]

Barnes would be an Awesome player for us.

[JapanAir21]

ppp, they're re-signed? Are you sure?

Also, a friend of mine told me the Mavericks signed Gerald Green?

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pages ... geId=6.1.1

[ppp000]

ppp, they're re-signed? Are you sure?

Also, a friend of mine told me the Mavericks signed Gerald Green?

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pages ... geId=6.1.1

JJB has resigned (from Dallas Basketbal;)
Carlisle Donnie have both said they want George back so I assume he will
And they have mentioned getting Diop as a priority.
Sorry if I wasn't clear, just naming the guys mentioned a lot.

[JES12]

Azubuike, Maggette and even Pietrus should be on that list. Azubuike should be our #1 target.

Wright
Foster
Green
Siebutis
can all rotate being the 12th man

Stackhouse
Jones
Too old and brick happy

George
R. Terry
Both may be okay as a backup to Howard, but niether are a SG


Seriously, I'd trade them all for an average SG like JR Smith

[Pointguard01]

Azubuike should be our #1 target.

If thats our "big" move this offseason, we are in big trouble.

[fazer86]

i highly doubt hes our #1 target
but he is the best young 2 guard out their with the ability to dribble, drive, shoot, play defense and run with kid for relatively cheap
hes makin under 1mill so if we can get diop through a s/t
we can offer him like 2 to 3 mill a season with early bird rights or a players option or somethin

[Management]

Azubuike should be our #1 target.

If thats our "big" move this offseason, we are in big trouble.

I think the Mavs were in trouble since the Kidd-trade or even before it, because we couldn't get a deal with Garnett done. NJ robbed us with the Kidd-trade.

Only thing we could do really now is searching many sign&trade-partners to get players like Azubuike, Maggette, Pietrus, backup-PG's.

But before we do this we have to sign players like Antoine Wright, JJB, Devean George etc. to have some trade assets with which we could get back a decent player.

I'm hoping we could sign Diop through S&T and save the MLE on better Free Agents, that can help our guards.

I'm okay with the center-combo Diop/Damp or the pf-spot with Dirk/Bass but we need a real shooting guard or small forward (when Josh becomes the SG) and this should be accomplished by trading away JET, because he's to small for a SG, we have already Kidd as PG and for sixth man of the bench he's real to expensive. I think there are many team that could profit of Jason Terry.

We should package him with a player like Eddie Jones, Devean George or Antoine Wright to get back a good shooting guard or small forward and another useful player. I mean JET can really shoot the 3 and could be a immediate help for any minor team with his scoring.

[italy_23]

yes, but JET has also this "alba..." contract. at least on this board he is harder to trade than anybody else. I am all for moving him as long as we get a starting SG back who plays both sides of the ball.
that said, I'd even prefer keeping him and getting a deal done around bass and expirings to somehow stael artest from the kings. or something like damp, bass, expirings for artest, miller, kenny t. so we still had terry coming from the bench and a real good starting 5

[Management]

I know JET is a good player, but when we use him as sixth man, than he might be the most expensive sixth man around the league and with his streky shooting I rather have a solid defender, who's also able to attack the rim.

[italy_23]

I get you, but like I said, terry will be hard to trade. his contract is not easy to handle and if we got a true 2 than why not letting him come off the bench.