Mavs get Lamar Odom for almost nothing?
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FeistyFrog
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"You don't want to go to no place you're not wanted,"
Froggle Rock
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Odom requested a trade after the CP3 stuff fell through, and the Lakers got a decent trade exception from Dallas that might help them land Dwight Howard in a trade..
cdsfrog
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Dwight isnt looking into LA that seriously. Nets are a much bigger target for him.
Lamar Odom is a 1 year deal for the Mavs, Team option for 2013. Mavs got a great deal for Odom who is playing great. This was a huge trade for them.
Froggle Rock
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Agreed that Dwight isn't sold on LA, but that doesn't mean LA isn't sold on trying to get him.
cdsfrog
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:laugh: or the Mavs for that matter.
Mavs best hope is Howard stays in Orlando, and Deron Williams comes to the Mavs. :drool
Deron Williams is saying all the right things, but if the Nets cant get anyone around him would he really stay there?
dkfrog
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that trade exception won't help them get Dwight Howard. It cannot be used as part of a package and it is only worth a little under 9 million - they won't be able to take back hedo.
Only way the Lakers get Dwight at this point is if they send them Bynum AND Gasol. As a Mavs fan, I hope they do this because it means that DWill will be a Mav very soon and the Lakers will not be nearly as good this year or next.
Froggle Rock
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A nice assortment of value that would have strapped them long-term. They wouldn't have had a lot of cap space to do much for the next few years, and that devalues the team, which the league is trying to sell. So, while I agree with you that the deal should have gone through, I kind of see why the league nixed it.
cdsfrog
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Ding Ding. Trade isnt happening for that scenario and cant be used for Free Agents (2013)
Big Frog II
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Yeah, but we have to take one of the Kardashian sisters.
The league is confused and doesn't know what they want. Do they want small market NO to be competitive? Sold? Competing with other NBA teams? Get value for Paul? Keep Paul?
Whatever they do, there's a faction against it for different reasons. They lost integrity when they didn't let the GM manage and let all 29 owners have their say in picking it all apart for conflicting and confused reasons.
From my understanding, it was the league the 2nd time too. Demps wanted to pull the trigger and the NBA owner/league office keeps rejecting.
This lockout with the phony basis of protecting the small markets keeps haunting the league in regard to New Orleans and they look hypocritical.
cdsfrog
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http://sports.nation...for-chris-paul/
"New Orleans made a fair offer on their end. We didn't think that it was something that we wanted to pursue at this point."
Clippers said no but I agree Stern made it nearly impossible for them to say yes. What a dbag
geefrogs
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Can you give us a link about Delonte? I believe you, I just want to get the details.
Interesting offseason for Donnie Nelson.
losing : Tyson, Caron, JJ
adding: Vince, Lamar, Branden Wright, Andy Rautins, and now Delonte
Delonte seems pretty unpredictable in his personal life but as long as he is a good teammate and works hard, cant argue with that signing.
Our backcourt is: Kidd, Terry, West, Roddy B., Rautins, Fernandez and Jones
Frontcourt: Dirk, Matrix, Odom, Wright, and Brewer
Center: Haywood and Mahinmi
cdsfrog
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http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22748484/33842645
Vlade Divac
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I learned about this trade from my wife.
