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Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:03 pm
by Mavrelous
Marc Stein is reporting on his substack
https://marcstein.substack.com/p/mavericks-close-in-on-kemba
If casuals on message board can see the holes in your roster in June when Knicks started clearing cap space, and the FO and coaching staff don't see them, you're in deep ****.
I actually liked Kemba (as a player) more than Dragic and Facu, I prefered Dragic because of the mentor aspect.
Re: Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:21 pm
by 41Dirk41
Not the solution of our problems but he can help for sure.
At least he can dribble

Re: Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:26 pm
by Mavrelous
41Dirk41 wrote:Not the solution of our problems but he can help for sure.
At least he can dribble

If Kemba plays the level he played with the Knicks, and Kidd stops insisting on McGee and THJ, I think Mavs will surprise people, we'll need 20MPG, 10 PPG and 5APG from him, this is enough to reduce Luka/SD to 32 MPG and rest Luka B2Bs.
Mavs turned around the season last year when they got SD, who was considered a bad player.
Re: Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:27 pm
by Apz
He is on a min now? Considering his health we will see, but question is whats going out?
Re: Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:28 pm
by Mavrelous
Apz wrote:He is on a min now? Considering his health we will see, but question is whats going out?
He's FA, it'll be for the min, 99.9% Facu will get cut, he's unguaranteed, 0.1% Frank gets cut.
Re: Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:44 pm
by Darren
Maybe Pinson or Campasso
Re: Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:44 pm
by Apz
Mavrelous wrote:Apz wrote:He is on a min now? Considering his health we will see, but question is whats going out?
He's FA, it'll be for the min, 99.9% Facu will get cut, he's unguaranteed, 0.1% Frank gets cut.
Dont they have to guarentee it if traded?
Re: Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:44 pm
by Darren
In Kemba, you get at least a rotation player.
Re: Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:45 pm
by Mavrelous
Apz wrote:Mavrelous wrote:Apz wrote:He is on a min now? Considering his health we will see, but question is whats going out?
He's FA, it'll be for the min, 99.9% Facu will get cut, he's unguaranteed, 0.1% Frank gets cut.
Dont they have to guarentee it if traded?
No trade, he's FA, he'll sign for the vet min.
Re: Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:46 pm
by Bob8
They have at least admitted that they made huge mistake not signing Pg. I doubt that can change much, if they don't admitted other mistakes, starting with getting rid of Kidd.
Re: Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:48 pm
by 41Dirk41
Re: Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:50 pm
by Bob8
Together with Pinson the MVP.

Re: Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 1:20 pm
by Maverick41
I like Kemba more then Facu but why not at least try Hardy, Wright or Dorsey first. Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't. But we can't keep signing bandaid vets and never give a chance for the young guys to develop.
Re: Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 1:32 pm
by TheCage4
Temper your expectations...
He will most likely start off great as he did with the Knicks, then fade, then have another spurt of production, and then he'll be injured for the rest of the season.
Minimum salary though makes him a low risk/high reward signing.
Re: Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 1:36 pm
by Forbes
Boy we love taking on ex-Knicks, it’s insane.
Re: Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 4:27 pm
by arkuo
Mavs are 7 years too late on the Kemba Walker signing. But at this point, they need to be open to try absolutely anything. Just freakin win some games.
Re: Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 8:10 pm
by SelfishPlayer
The Mavs let Jalen Brunson walk in free agency for nothing just to replace him with a washed up version. LMAO!
Re: Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 8:31 pm
by UglyBugBall
Mavrelous wrote:41Dirk41 wrote:Not the solution of our problems but he can help for sure.
At least he can dribble

If Kemba plays the level he played with the Knicks, and Kidd stops insisting on McGee and THJ, I think Mavs will surprise people, we'll need 20MPG, 10 PPG and 5APG from him, this is enough to reduce Luka/SD to 32 MPG and rest Luka B2Bs.
Mavs turned around the season last year when they got SD, who was considered a bad player.
20/10/5...
Have you seen Kemba lately?
Re: Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 8:49 pm
by Captain_Obvious
SelfishPlayer wrote:The Mavs let Jalen Brunson walk in free agency for nothing just to replace him with a washed up version. LMAO!
It's the Cuban special
Re: Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 9:10 pm
by Mavrelous
UglyBugBall wrote:Mavrelous wrote:41Dirk41 wrote:Not the solution of our problems but he can help for sure.
At least he can dribble

If Kemba plays the level he played with the Knicks, and Kidd stops insisting on McGee and THJ, I think Mavs will surprise people, we'll need 20MPG, 10 PPG and 5APG from him, this is enough to reduce Luka/SD to 32 MPG and rest Luka B2Bs.
Mavs turned around the season last year when they got SD, who was considered a bad player.
20/10/5...
Have you seen Kemba lately?
He was 25/11.6/3.5 with the Knicks as a starter, it isn't a stretch to think he'd be 20/10/5 against bench units...