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2013 NBA Offseason Happenings


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Under Mark Cuban, the Dallas Mavericks were in the NBA Playoffs for 10+ consecutive seasons, went to two NBA Finals, and won one Championship. In doing so, he spent the second most in the Luxury Tax only to get the likes of Erick Dampier via free agency, and not concentrating on the draft yet to trade like for Devin Harris.

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After winning and realizing the new CBA and financial limits of the new CBA, his plan is serious failing. While the 2012-13foul team had ball handling issues, signing Jose Calderon, Devin Harris returning, and Wayne Ellington helps at guard with Larkin waiting until Rick Carlisle is willing to play young players, but Cuban has seriously missed out on every major target in the new free agency (Howard and Derron Williams, a local kid).

Even with one year left, he may have to trade Dirk.

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So "Peace" wasn't obtained at the "Battle of Figueroa." It's such a bloody carnage in Lakerland, and now, Clipper forces are advancing past seas with their U-CP3 submarines, and past mud-trenches with their BG-32 machine guns, all led by General Glen Rivers.

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Andruw Bynum to sign with the Cavs. 2 Years, $24 million, second year is a team option for $12 million. Only $6 million guaranteed in first year.

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I just thought of this now. Aren't the Brooklyn Nets pretty much owned by the Russian mafia? Except for that whole "we Brooklyn, we black and white, Illuminati blah blah blah Jay Z".


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World Peace seems like a good pick-up for the Knicks. He's a decent defender who can also shoot. He's also late in his career, wants to be in New York, and the craziness is mostly behind him.

I don't think he gets the Knicks to the third round of the playoffs, much less the Finals, but he helps keep New York competitive, and perhaps more importantly, entertaining.

It's too bad that New York has become a place where once-great players sign when the better parts of their careers are over. It feels like New York should matter in professional basketball, and it only kind of does, only inasmuch as people want the Knicks to be good. But it's also been 40 years since their last title. They're almost the Maple Leafs of the NBA, but they don't even have as much early glory as the Toronto team.

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Third consecutive off-season in which Mark Cuban says, the Mavericks are "better off".

2011: Let Chandler, Butler, and Barea leave because of the new luxury tax penalties. LOST TO OKC IN ROUND 1

2012: Missed out on Derron Williams because he was filming Shark Tank and could not go in person. Paul and Howard did not exercise free agent rights. Let Jason Terry go and sign (or trade) for Mayo, Brand, Kaman, and Collison on one year contracts to have "a better cap" situation. MISSED PLAYOFFS

2013: Have cap space and do not get a major free agent but bring back Devin Harris, sign Ellington and Calderone and bring in former Bucks in Ellis and Dalembert*.

*-Dalembert is about to earn $100 million in his NBA career just for being tall. Then again, Cuban gave Evan Eschmeyer

a 6 year/$20M deal and Shawn Bradley even more.

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Tuesday is the deadline for salary cap amnesty.

Miami used it on Mike Miller and Toronto used it on Linas Kleiza.

The following teams still have their amnesty provision going into the next off season:

ATL; BOS; CHI; DET; MEM; MIL; NOP*; OKC; SAC; SAS; UTH

*- New Orleans does not have a player on their roster eligible for the amnesty provision.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but do the Hawks have anyone they can use it on besides Al Horford? I don't think so, since Teague just got a new deal? Horford has one of the best contracts in the NBA, so it won't be used.

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I'm shocked OKC did not use it on Perkins

There was no reason to. As Buddy Guy would say, (It's) "Cheaper To Keep Her":

Perkins deal has two years left: $9M for 2013-14 and $9M for 2014-15 with the team receiving no cap relief, nor tax savings if Perkins is given amnesty.

By not giving into Harden's max contract demand and trading him to HOU, OKC got under the luxury tax level for the 2012-13 season, and OKC was also saved money for 2013-14 by not having an Ibaka contract PLUS a Harden deal start this season, which would have taken team salary close to $80M, where the cap is going to be lose to $73M.

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Sign & Trade reported by Adrian Wojnarowski:

Pistons receive: Brandon Jennings (3yr $24M)

Bucks receive: Brandon Knight, Slava Kravstov & Khris Middleton

Who the hell is going to shoot the ball?

PG: Jennings, not a great shooter

SG: Billups, good but regressing

SF: Smith, nope

PF: Monroe, nope

C: Drummond, not outside of 5 feet

This may be one of the worst shooting teams of all time.

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WTF is Dumars doing.... besides still living off 2004, of course. Josh Smith and Jennings are a massive waste of money, and Chauncey still thinks he's a starter so there's going to be problems convincing him to come off the bench for Jennings (unless he plays at the 2 again). Drummond/Monroe/Knight was a promising young core and Dumars just ruined that this summer.

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