Mavs closing in on Kemba Walker

Post #1 » by **Mavrelous** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:03 pm

Marc Stein is reporting on his substack
https://marcstein.substack.com/p/mavericks-close-in-on-kemba

:noway:

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.

41Dirk41 · Post #2 » by **41Dirk41** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:21 pm

Not the solution of our problems but he can help for sure.
At least he can dribble :lol:

Post #3 » by **Mavrelous** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:26 pm

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.

Apz · Post #4 » by **Apz** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:27 pm

He is on a min now? Considering his health we will see, but question is whats going out?

Post #5 » by **Mavrelous** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:28 pm

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.

Darren · Post #6 » by **Darren** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:44 pm

Maybe Pinson or Campasso

Apz · Post #7 » by **Apz** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:44 pm

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?

Darren · Post #8 » by **Darren** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:44 pm

In Kemba, you get at least a rotation player.

Post #9 » by **Mavrelous** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:45 pm

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.

Bob8 · Post #10 » by **Bob8** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:46 pm

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.

41Dirk41 · Post #11 » by **41Dirk41** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:48 pm

Is the "We have Frank" mantra over?

Bob8 · Post #12 » by **Bob8** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:50 pm

41Dirk41 wrote:Is the "We have Frank" mantra over?

Together with Pinson the MVP.

Maverick41 · Post #13 » by **Maverick41** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 1:20 pm

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.

Post #14 » by **TheCage4** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 1:32 pm

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.

Forbes · Post #15 » by **Forbes** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 1:36 pm

Boy we love taking on ex-Knicks, it’s insane.

arkuo · Post #16 » by **arkuo** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 4:27 pm

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.

SelfishPlayer · Post #17 » by **SelfishPlayer** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 8:10 pm

The Mavs let Jalen Brunson walk in free agency for nothing just to replace him with a washed up version. LMAO!

UglyBugBall · Post #18 » by **UglyBugBall** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 8:31 pm

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?

Captain_Obvious · Post #19 » by **Captain_Obvious** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 8:49 pm

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

Post #20 » by **Mavrelous** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 9:10 pm

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...