Tag: Nico Harrison

Mavericks general manager says re-signing Jalen Brunson is Dallas’ top priority

Brad Townsend: Nico Harrison says re-signing Jalen Brunson is “absolutely” the top priority this off-season, Source: Twitter @townbrad What’s the buzz on Twitter? Michael Scotto @ MikeAScotto Mavericks GM Nico Harrison on Jalen Brunson’s free …

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Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Mavericks GM Nico Harrison on Jalen Brunson’s free agency: “It’s the top priority. We’ve got to figure that out. Obviously, we’re not in control of it, but he’s definitely a priority. We want to re-sign him. He knows it. We want him back. He’ll be a big part of our future.” pic.twitter.com/IMPVrRZKT2 – 3:18 PM

Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
Mavericks offseason preview: Jalen Brunson’s free agency, trade market options and more.
hoopshype.com/lists/maverick… – 10:43 AM
Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Mark Cuban hints at big Jalen Brunson offer: ‘We can pay him more than anybody’ nydailynews.com/sports/basketb… – 9:31 AM
Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan
Jalen Brunson: “We had a lot of fun proving people wrong.” – 12:07 AM
Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
The offseason in Dallas
💰The free agency and cost of Jalen Brunson
🏀The tradable contracts:
13 players earning between $2 to 19.6M
espn.com/nba/insider/st… – 11:29 PM
Quinton Mayo @RealQuintonMayo
That’s EXCELLENT 1-on-1 defense by Kevon Looney on Jalen Brunson.
Wow. – 10:59 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Jalen Brunson trolls his dad after Mavericks’ Game 4 win nba.nbcsports.com/2022/05/25/jal… – 7:00 PM
Mark Followill @MFollowill
Mavs playing solid D so far, limiting GS to 40% in the 1H. Luka and Jalen Brunson both have 13 pts. Reggie Bullock has bounced back from G3 with 3 made 3s in the first half. At halftime, Mavs 62 Warriors 47. Brad Davis and I will have the 2nd half shortly on @theeagledallas – 10:10 PM
Marc Berman @NYPost_Berman
“I have never seen two base-year players traded for each other on a sign-and-trade”: A Mitchell Robinson-for-Jalen Brunson sign-and-trade sounds appetizing but there’s complications #NBA #Knicks nypost.com/2022/05/24/mit… – 4:35 PM

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Bally Sports Southwest: “We can pay him more than anybody…I think he wants to stay and that’s most important.” @mcuban talks to @TheSteinLine about the Mavericks chances of re-signing @jalenbrunson1 this offseason. -via Twitter / May 27, 2022
Callie Caplan: Jalen Brunson, free-agent to be: “When it happens, it happens. I’m not worried about it right now. Honestly, at this point, how I feel, I’m really happy that I got to play with these guys, and the things that we did this year, that’s all I’m really focused on right now.” -via Twitter @CallieCaplan / May 27, 2022
The Knicks executives’ controversial appearance in Dallas also raised eyebrows because of the expectation that New York will aggressively pursue Mavericks ball-handler Jalen Brunson as an unrestricted free agent. One source with knowledge of the Knicks front office even suggested to B/R that New York’s efforts before the February trade deadline were primarily geared toward freeing ample cap space to offer Brunson a competitive contract this July. -via Bleacher Report / May 11, 2022

Mavs GM Nico Harrison on Kristaps Porzingis trade: ‘We were able to turn KP into two players’

Mavs GM Nico Harrison: ‘I think the biggest thing is we were able to turn KP into two players that give us depth. And so I think for us, that was the biggest thing that we could take away from is like we a chance to turn one player into two and kind …

Mavs GM Nico Harrison: ‘I think the biggest thing is we were able to turn KP into two players that give us depth. And so I think for us, that was the biggest thing that we could take away from is like we a chance to turn one player into two and kind of fill some holes that we needed. So that’s that’s the reason why we did it. And then as you start going through trade deadline teams start calling you start have conversations back and forth. And then you start realizing, hey, we actually can make this happen.’

Source: DallasBasketball.com Staff @ Sports Illustrated

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
In the four games the Mavs have played since the Porzingis trade,
Luka Doncic is averaging:
41.5 points,
12.3 rebounds,
7.0 assists
5.5 made 3-pointers (shooting 45.8% from deep)
averaging. – 11:39 AM
Bill Simmons @BillSimmons
New BS Podcast w/ @Haralabos Voulgaris on Jokic, the Suns, Porzingis, the birth of smallball, the Harden trade, a crammed East playoff picture, bitcoin, NFTs…
Listen on Spotify: https://t.co/o0T3BZ6PDQ
Not covered: Doc Rivers’s Reebok poster pic.twitter.com/i0ZHmbmFQq – 12:05 AM

StatMuse @statmuse
Luka since Porzingis got traded:
41.5 PPG (1st in NBA)
22 3PM (1st in NBA) pic.twitter.com/4unH81kt5o – 10:44 PM

Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Wes Unseld Jr. indicates it is likely Kristaps Porzingis will make his Wizards debut in their first game after the AS break on 2/25 vs. SAS: “I anticipate he will, but once again we’ll just have to see.” – 6:09 PM
The Ringer @ringernba
🗣 The Mavs’ direction without Kristaps
🗣 How the Clippers have remained competitive
🗣 Nikola Jokic’s quiet leadership with the Nuggets
🗣 DeMar DeRozan’s stellar season with the Bulls
‘The Void’ with @Kevin O’Connor and @Rob Mahoney: open.spotify.com/episode/5Ut5oX… – 5:32 PM
Neil Dalal @NeilDalal96
Daniel Gafford is not on the Wizards injury report presumably indicating he will return from his bout with COVID tonight at Nets
Rui Hachimura is listed as questionable with his right ankle sprain
Kristaps Porzingis and Bradley Beal are out – 1:32 PM
Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
There are only five players in the NBA this season 6-foot-10 or taller who attempt at least five 3s per game. When Kristaps Porzingis returns, the Wizards will start two of them. So, what will that mean? nbcsports.com/washington/wiz… – 11:28 AM
Wayne Cole @waynec0le
We’re down brad, we don’t know the status of KP, but we are not out there trying to tank away games – Kyle Kuzma – 10:34 PM
Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
The Wizards are missing Porzingis and Gafford and the Pacers are taking advantage. Of their 49 points, 36 have come in the paint. They lead the Wizards by 10. – 8:27 PM
Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins
Wes Unseld Jr. said he’s hopeful that Rui Hachimura (sprained ankle) will play tomorrow night in Brooklyn. But Unseld said Kristaps Porzingis (right knee bone bruise) will not play tomorrow. – 6:10 PM
Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Wes Unseld Jr. says Kristaps Porzingis will not play tomorrow due to his right knee bone bruise, meaning he will make his Wizards debut after the All-Star break. – 6:07 PM
Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins
The Washington Wizards’ up-to-date injury report for tonight’s game in Indianapolis: Bradley Beal (left wrist surgery), Daniel Gafford (return-to-competition reconditioning), Rui Hachimura (sprained right ankle) and Kristaps Porzingis (right knee bone bruise) will NOT play. – 3:01 PM

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Neil Dalal: Kristaps Porzingis on Washington D.C. “I think I’m going to fall in love with the city honestly.” Says he already knows some good restaurants and knows there are lots of sights -via Twitter @NeilDalal96 / February 12, 2022
Chase Hughes: Wizards team president Tommy Sheppard believes acquiring Kristaps Porzingis represents the organization taking a “big swing” towards acquiring talent. He said Jerry West told him when he took the job “don’t be afraid to take big swings.” -via Twitter @ChaseHughesNBCS / February 11, 2022
Brad Townsend: Last night Mark Cuban told me of Porzingis: “I actually think he’s going to be better with the Wizards than he was with us.” A Wizards source texted: “Too good of a roll to not take the dice.” Hard not to be intoxicated by the Porzingis Potential. Porzingis Reality, however… -via Twitter @townbrad / February 11, 2022

Mavericks not interested in buyout market

Mavs GM Nico Harrison on signing players via buyout: ‘We’ve done our homework. So we think we know who’s going to get bought out. But at the end of the day, we have 15 roster spots already filled. And for us to bring somebody in whoever that person could be, we’d have to release somebody. And I don’t think we want to do that. I think we like we like our roster how it is. And there’s nobody that I would feel comfortable releasing at this point to add room for somebody else.’

Mavs GM Nico Harrison on Kristaps Porzingis trade: ‘We were able to turn KP into two players’

Mavs GM Nico Harrison: ‘I think the biggest thing is we were able to turn KP into two players that give us depth. And so I think for us, that was the biggest thing that we could take away from is like we a chance to turn one player into two and kind of fill some holes that we needed. So that’s that’s the reason why we did it. And then as you start going through trade deadline teams start calling you start have conversations back and forth. And then you start realizing, hey, we actually can make this happen.’

The Feb. 10 NBA trade deadline is less …

The Feb. 10 NBA trade deadline is less than a month away and wafts of rumors are in the air, though most actual negotiations won’t begin to percolate until February. So, Nico Harrison, would you say trade season has been more or less active than usual? “So how busy is it?” the Mavericks’ first-year president and general manager asked, rhetorically, adding with a smile: “I don’t know because this is my first time, so I have nothing to compare it with.”

Nico Harrison: Mavericks will continue to support Willie Cauley-Stein

Brad Townsend: Nico Harrison says the conversation with Cauley-Stein was difficult, but that the Mavs will continue to support him through his personal situation. He adds that in the end, franchise had to do what’s best for the franchise. Source: …

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
The Mavericks have completed the signing of Marquese Chriss to a two-year deal and made roster room by waiving Willie Cauley-Stein.
More percolating from around the NBA with three weeks and change to go until the Feb. 10 trade deadline can be found here: https://t.co/3A6WkA2xpL pic.twitter.com/WNnqkKbjww – 7:21 PM

Brad Townsend @townbrad
Source confirms reports that Mavs are waiving Willie Cauley-Stein, enabling them to sign Marquese Chriss for the rest of the season and perhaps beyond. Cauley-Stein has missed the majority of this season due to personal reasons. – 5:17 PM
Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Dallas will have a $4.1M hit in dead money on their books, unless Willie Cauley-Stein is claimed off waivers. Given Cauley-Stein hasn’t played in over a month, that’s unlikely.
Marquese Chriss will sign a prorated two-year, veteran minimum deal with approximately $3M. – 5:17 PM
Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
Mavs are waiving Willie Cauley-Stein and signing Marquese Chriss to a 2-year deal, source told ESPN. – 5:03 PM

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Dallas Mavericks PR: The Dallas Mavericks have signed Marquese Chriss to a multi-year contract. In an additional move, Dallas has requested waivers on center Willie Cauley-Stein. -via Twitter @MavsPR / January 15, 2022
Shams Charania: The Dallas Mavericks are waiving center Willie Cauley-Stein and signing Marquese Chriss to a new two-year deal, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Chriss has averaged 6.8 points and 3.9 rebounds in 12 games for the Mavericks, impressing the team with his energy. -via Twitter @ShamsCharania / January 15, 2022