OJ MAYO in Dallas

Tricky_Kid · Post #1 » by **Tricky_Kid** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:03 am

"The Dallas Mavericks and shooting guard O.J. Mayo have agreed to a multiyear deal, according to a source with knowledge of the situation" source Jeff Caplan ESPN

This is bad news. Who has left? I will be pissed if Suns FO will sign with Lee or with Brown.

Tricky_Kid · Post #2 » by **Tricky_Kid** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:06 am

Mark Cuban confirmed it on his tweet "Welcome to the family OJ. We are fired up !! MFFL Mavs/Mayo Fan For Life !"

JasonDaPsycho · Post #3 » by **JasonDaPsycho** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:08 am

Interesting. We could have given him many more opportunities since we have no go-to options. Who knows? Maybe Cuban made him a deal he couldn't refuse. Not bitter either case.

Post #4 » by **lilfishi22** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:13 am

I want to know what kind of deal he secured with Mavs before we can decide if we missed out or not

YouTube · Post #5 » by **Kerrsed** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:18 am

Tricky_Kid wrote:"The Dallas Mavericks and shooting guard O.J. Mayo have agreed to a multiyear deal, according to a source with knowledge of the situation" source Jeff Caplan ESPN

This is bad news. Who has left? I will be pissed if Suns FO will sign with Lee or with Brown.

You are missing out the entire conversation about this in the Offseason thread. The last 6 pages are dedicated to Mayo and our reported 5 year offer to Brown.

Post #6 » by **ATTL** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:19 am

I thought it was a done deal with him coming to Phoenix.

Tricky_Kid · Post #7 » by **Tricky_Kid** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:29 am

Kerrsed Your Steve Carrell "God No Please" gif for signing Brown is Briliant :lol:

But if He join again to the Suns I will not survive anymore watching him in Suns jersey. His IQ <0 means everything.

YouTube · Post #8 » by **Kerrsed** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:38 am

Tricky_Kid wrote:Kerrsed Your Steve Carrell "God No Please" gif for signing Brown is Briliant
But if He join again to the Suns I will not survive anymore watching him in Suns jersey. His IQ <0 means everything.

Honestly, im fine if its under $3M a year and he is in the backup SG role. Now Brown as our starting SG is a different story.

Tricky_Kid · Post #9 » by **Tricky_Kid** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:46 am

Kerrsed wrote: Honestly, im fine if its under $3M a year and he is in the backup SG role. Now Brown as our starting SG is a different story.

Stil... I think You forgot about his last season. His stats are fine but lies a little bit. He is egoistic, dumb guy who think He is Kobe and this pissed me most. He can? rarely pass the ball but mostly won't see other guys and if he get the ball something in his mind is telling him "shoot no mather of...".
We need to sign decent SG maybe not this year but giving him long term contract is HUGE mistake in my opinion.

Orange_Blooded · Post #10 » by **Orange_Blooded** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:01 am

It was reported that OJ wanted 8 mil per year from us and we wouldn't give him that much. Dallas on the other hand only had 4 mil to spend on him so unless there was a sign in trade or a ridiculous back loaded contract it seems as if he went to Dallas on the cheap.

Too bad, I thought he and Goran's games would compliment each others.

No-Man · Post #11 » by **No-Man** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:14 am

Orange_Blooded wrote:It was reported that OJ wanted 8 mil per year from us and we wouldn't give him that much. Dallas on the other hand only had 4 mil to spend on him so unless there was a sign in trade or a ridiculous back loaded contract it seems as if he went to Dallas on the cheap.

Too bad, I thought he and Goran's games would compliment each others.

He signed 9m$/2y with the second year being a Player Option.

GrantHill · Post #12 » by **GrantHill** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:59 am

9/2 for Mayo? And we are signing Michael freaking Beasley to a 18/3 year deal? Talking about a good offseason.

alldayeveryday · Post #13 » by **alldayeveryday** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:53 pm

I'm not sure the Suns were able to offer Mayo more than what he played for at USC.

enigmatics · Post #14 » by **enigmatics** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:09 pm

alldayeveryday wrote:I'm not sure the Suns were able to offer Mayo more than what he played for at USC.

sunster · Post #15 » by **sunster** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:48 pm

alldayeveryday wrote:I'm not sure the Suns were able to offer Mayo more than what he played for at USC.

ruiner · Post #16 » by **ruiner** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:25 pm

9/2? **** you , OJ.

_tr · Post #17 » by **_tr** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:18 pm

http://sportsblogs.star-telegram.com/ma ... money.html

According to this article Mayo turned down offer from the Phoenix Suns that was worth between $9 million-$10 million.

JDLAW · Post #18 » by **JDLAW** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:47 pm

Suns did not make an offer to Mayo. He went in demanding $8-10 MM and the Suns said no.

YouTube · Post #19 » by **Kerrsed** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:58 pm

JDLAW wrote:Suns did not make an offer to Mayo. He went in demanding $8-10 MM and the Suns said no.

Are you sure about that? Do you have a link that says that?

JDLAW · Post #20 » by **JDLAW** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 12:16 am

John Gambadoro ‏@Gambo620
OJ Mayo came to town but Suns made no contract offer. He wants 8 mill + a year and for Phx to be interested that price has to come down.
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Jonathan N. ‏@jn79123 @Gambo620 What is the latest on OJ Mayo?
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15 Jul John Gambadoro ‏@Gambo620
@jn79123 Came to town, price right now is too high, Suns did not make an offer, waiting to see if price comes down

Jeremy Paulison ‏@thereal_Jpeezy
@Gambo620 During Dbacks rain delay, i heard u say Phx's offer 2 Mayo was 5-6 mil per yr... Any chance he takes that, or does he want 7-8?
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15 Jul John Gambadoro ‏@Gambo620
@thereal_Jpeezy I said that is what Phoenix would want to pay him 5-6 mill a year, he wants more

Take it for what it is worth as it comes from Gambadoro. But this is one instance where I tend to believe him.

As i explained in another posting:

Classic example of overplaying your hand, ending up with nothing and then trying to save face. When Mayo came to Phoenix, he and his agent knew that the Hornets would match Gordon's offer. They knew the Suns would have significant cap space. They expected the Suns to have some desperation because they had lost out on the player they really wanted. Mayo and his agent thought all the stars were aligned so that Mayo could gain an above - market contract with the Suns so they made an exorbitant demand ($8-10MM) that far exceeded the market value for his services and his level of accomplishment. The Suns declined and likely did not make an offer, but likely told Mayo and his agent/business manager that they might be interested in him for about half of what his demand was. Mayo and his agent left without an offer and with their tail between their legs. They signed in Dallas for what appears to be the market value for his services and now want to massage their egos by saying they left big $$ on the table, but did not want to play for a team that will lose 60 games.

This is not the way for an agent to watch out for his client's interests. It is childish and immature and designed to do nothing more than to try to save face. Suns fans should be thankful that Babby, Sarver, and Blanks did not fall into desperation mode and do another Childress or Turkey-Glue deal.