[The Athletic] Mavericks and rest of the league expect Kyrie Irving to re-sign with the Dallas Mavericks. Lakers not interested in Kyrie. Mavs interested in Middleton and Ayton.
[The Athletic] Mavericks and rest of the league expect Kyrie Irving to re-sign with the Dallas Mavericks. Lakers not interested in Kyrie. Mavs interested in Middleton and Ayton.
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Not surprised. Either one would be excellent fits, but Middletonâs health concerns, age, and likely max (or near max) contract next summer is concerning.
YVV77
If you think Kyrie’s impact on the Mavs was huge, just wait ’til he gets a 5-year max deal.
lario00
We need solid center and wings. Not a 3rd star.
confuddly
Ayton is a shit rebounder but he might average an efficient 25 ppg with Luka
warpedspoon
Resign Kyrie, sign some defensive front court players and weâll be OK.
Guest7x7
Mavs donât have cap space to sign Middleton
And donât have anything interesting to trade for Ayton
Whatâs the Mavs gonna give to get Ayton
THJ + Bertans + 1st, Suns wouldnât accept this , and a different team would offer something more valuable
MastaMayne
I think even with all the uncertainty Kyrie brings, signing him makes the most sense. Heâs an absolutely incredible basketball player and at least in the team/on-court aspect he seems to be a leader. Which we really need on this team right now
virgilkai77
He doesn’t say Mavs are interested. He theorizes mavs would be interested because Dallas need a big. There’s no way this dude has any sources left in there and he says as much.
>Some names that have been floated as possibilities include the Phoenix Sunsâ Deandre Ayton and the Milwaukee Bucksâ Khris Middleton. But whether either party has mutual interest, or whether Dallas has the resources to acquire them, wonât be answered until this summer.
msterling2012
Hard pass on Ayton given the contract. Traditional bigs making more than $20M aren’t a recipe for contention outside of a few all-nba caliber bigs.
4ps22
Ayton fucking sucks man
cypherdust
Just look at what 106 rebounds gets you in 7 games. Kevon Looney was all we needed to contend this season. Ayton would work
RyceMenace
If the Mavs are actually interested in Ayton OR MIDDLETON I SWEAR TO GOD IM DRIVING A TANK THROUGH CUBANS CRIB. I hate using the word soft but thatâs literally the definition of Deandre Ayton. You cant spell Middleton without the word MID. HES ALSO TURNING 32. JUST DRAFT A ROOKIE CUBAN. TAYLOR HENDRICKS IS THE ANSWER.
MajesticPossibility8
Ky makes sense the two are questionable. Need to upgrade in rebounding badly.
saquonbrady
That Brunson guy would be pretty good for yall
Swoosh_rotaerc
The Lakers aren’t interested because they’re playing well right now. If the flame out in the second round, Kyrie to the Lakers is back on the table.
As for Middleton and/or Ayton, the only way the Mavs can aquire them is in a sign-and-trade for Kyrie.
mypersonalbrowsing
Mavs need dogs on the court with KI and Luka.
wk2coachella
Rooting for Kyrie to stay and wreck havoc for Cuban. Can’t find a better owner that deserves this
Pop-Tart-Man
No more trades ffs. Build through the draft and free agency.
qotsabama
Mavs need to resign Kyrie and have a young core of Luka, Hardy, Green, and the 10th pick hopefully or trade Kyrie for as many quality role players as possible to go with the 4 young players mentioned. Canât fix this team in one offseason. Thereâs a lot of teams in the NBA in contention now that are on the major downswing over next few years. Dallas has to be ready to fill that gap.
justanother-eboy
A rim protector with solid offense (Miles Turner or 2011 Tyson Chandler lol) is best for this team. As for wings Mavs need 3&D players
Its-segovs
Why re-sign after that last debacle?
bones-n-hugs
Anyone talking about adding a 3rd âstarâ would sacrifice any depth I have a question for you, What have you been watching to think we have any sort of depth to begin with?? And before you say âweâll we can add depthâ, please explain how we would add depth when we havenât been able to since Lukaâs been here??
ElusiveIguana
We need to trade Luka before his value tanks even more this season. Don’t@ me. He’s a fucking crybaby and can’t stand that his old team thrive playing with Kyrie and don’t want to put up with his trash anymore. It’s obvious. Even Kidd been throwing him under the bus because dude is crying so much.
epitome1986
even though ayton is not the best fit he would be a huge improvement. the only question is how much would dallas need to give up? green, #10 and salary cap filler for ayton would be a home run. green, hardy, #10 and salary cap filler would be a disaster. ayton is a top notch role player not a star player.
itsjero
Never liked kyrie. Seems like a disease to any team he’s on. Hopefully I’m wrong but I think this ends bad for us.
grusilag9
We have a second superstar next to Luka already (assuming Kyrie re-signs). We donât need a 3rd star we need to focus on building depth around the 2 we already have.
Classic_Run_4836
All those “Kyrie is watching the Lakers game, so something must be up” conspiracies need to stop. This shit happens there at Blazers sub too. Just relax.
Lohengren
We need a center that can actually rebound
NEAg
Itâs a no brainer to sign Kyrie, heâs an all star player and we already wasted resources to get him.
We desperately need a big who can rebound and protect the paint. Thatâs it. He doesnât need to have any impact offensively, any offense he can provide would just be a luxury.
desirox
No way on Ayton. Dude has zero interest in really playing basketball and just does it for a check
Apoplexy
One of the better free agents for the mavs was probably Draymond, but they’ll probably resign him now that they made it out of the first round.
Calliesdad20
There is zero market for kyrie, no team wants him. For a lot of good reasons
Tfoster100
Draft best available 6â10 or taller. I think itâs that simple. We have to get younger and stop paying 30+ year olds.
pokemonbreeder10100
The best possible fit for this team is Mikal Bridges but Nets will build around him (as they should)
Should probably look for players of that mold
Can probably get RoCo or Jae for cheap. Could take a gamble on Nickeil from TWolves to develop or pay big for OG
imcryptic
I am hyping up the Middleton rumors in my head for different reasons. Iâd love to have him here but he drove JKidd out of Milwaukee so thereâs no chance he would come here if Kidd is coaching. Which means that we would have to fire Kidd to get him here which is a win in of itself.
Dirks_Knee
Yeah…feels like they’re just throwing out names, there’s really no path to either.
And Ayton…I mean the guy’s got skills but he feels like a guy who gets a bit overrated. Wood in some ways is a poor man’s Ayton and Kidd opted to run Powell big minutes. Ayton can’t guard at the perimeter, and that seems to be what Kidd wants.
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Not surprised. Either one would be excellent fits, but Middletonâs health concerns, age, and likely max (or near max) contract next summer is concerning.
If you think Kyrie’s impact on the Mavs was huge, just wait ’til he gets a 5-year max deal.
We need solid center and wings. Not a 3rd star.
Ayton is a shit rebounder but he might average an efficient 25 ppg with Luka
Resign Kyrie, sign some defensive front court players and weâll be OK.
Mavs donât have cap space to sign Middleton
And donât have anything interesting to trade for Ayton
Whatâs the Mavs gonna give to get Ayton
THJ + Bertans + 1st, Suns wouldnât accept this , and a different team would offer something more valuable
I think even with all the uncertainty Kyrie brings, signing him makes the most sense. Heâs an absolutely incredible basketball player and at least in the team/on-court aspect he seems to be a leader. Which we really need on this team right now
He doesn’t say Mavs are interested. He theorizes mavs would be interested because Dallas need a big. There’s no way this dude has any sources left in there and he says as much.
>Some names that have been floated as possibilities include the Phoenix Sunsâ Deandre Ayton and the Milwaukee Bucksâ Khris Middleton. But whether either party has mutual interest, or whether Dallas has the resources to acquire them, wonât be answered until this summer.
Hard pass on Ayton given the contract. Traditional bigs making more than $20M aren’t a recipe for contention outside of a few all-nba caliber bigs.
Ayton fucking sucks man
Just look at what 106 rebounds gets you in 7 games. Kevon Looney was all we needed to contend this season. Ayton would work
If the Mavs are actually interested in Ayton OR MIDDLETON I SWEAR TO GOD IM DRIVING A TANK THROUGH CUBANS CRIB. I hate using the word soft but thatâs literally the definition of Deandre Ayton. You cant spell Middleton without the word MID. HES ALSO TURNING 32. JUST DRAFT A ROOKIE CUBAN. TAYLOR HENDRICKS IS THE ANSWER.
Ky makes sense the two are questionable. Need to upgrade in rebounding badly.
That Brunson guy would be pretty good for yall
The Lakers aren’t interested because they’re playing well right now.
If the flame out in the second round, Kyrie to the Lakers is back on the table.
As for Middleton and/or Ayton, the only way the Mavs can aquire them is in a sign-and-trade for Kyrie.
Mavs need dogs on the court with KI and Luka.
Rooting for Kyrie to stay and wreck havoc for Cuban. Can’t find a better owner that deserves this
No more trades ffs. Build through the draft and free agency.
Mavs need to resign Kyrie and have a young core of Luka, Hardy, Green, and the 10th pick hopefully or trade Kyrie for as many quality role players as possible to go with the 4 young players mentioned. Canât fix this team in one offseason. Thereâs a lot of teams in the NBA in contention now that are on the major downswing over next few years. Dallas has to be ready to fill that gap.
A rim protector with solid offense (Miles Turner or 2011 Tyson Chandler lol) is best for this team. As for wings Mavs need 3&D players
Why re-sign after that last debacle?
Anyone talking about adding a 3rd âstarâ would sacrifice any depth I have a question for you, What have you been watching to think we have any sort of depth to begin with?? And before you say âweâll we can add depthâ, please explain how we would add depth when we havenât been able to since Lukaâs been here??
We need to trade Luka before his value tanks even more this season. Don’t@ me. He’s a fucking crybaby and can’t stand that his old team thrive playing with Kyrie and don’t want to put up with his trash anymore. It’s obvious. Even Kidd been throwing him under the bus because dude is crying so much.
even though ayton is not the best fit he would be a huge improvement. the only question is how much would dallas need to give up? green, #10 and salary cap filler for ayton would be a home run. green, hardy, #10 and salary cap filler would be a disaster. ayton is a top notch role player not a star player.
Never liked kyrie. Seems like a disease to any team he’s on. Hopefully I’m wrong but I think this ends bad for us.
We have a second superstar next to Luka already (assuming Kyrie re-signs). We donât need a 3rd star we need to focus on building depth around the 2 we already have.
All those “Kyrie is watching the Lakers game, so something must be up” conspiracies need to stop. This shit happens there at Blazers sub too. Just relax.
We need a center that can actually rebound
Itâs a no brainer to sign Kyrie, heâs an all star player and we already wasted resources to get him.
We desperately need a big who can rebound and protect the paint. Thatâs it. He doesnât need to have any impact offensively, any offense he can provide would just be a luxury.
No way on Ayton. Dude has zero interest in really playing basketball and just does it for a check
One of the better free agents for the mavs was probably Draymond, but they’ll probably resign him now that they made it out of the first round.
There is zero market for kyrie, no team wants him. For a lot of good reasons
Draft best available 6â10 or taller. I think itâs that simple. We have to get younger and stop paying 30+ year olds.
The best possible fit for this team is Mikal Bridges but Nets will build around him (as they should)
Should probably look for players of that mold
Can probably get RoCo or Jae for cheap. Could take a gamble on Nickeil from TWolves to develop or pay big for OG
I am hyping up the Middleton rumors in my head for different reasons. Iâd love to have him here but he drove JKidd out of Milwaukee so thereâs no chance he would come here if Kidd is coaching. Which means that we would have to fire Kidd to get him here which is a win in of itself.
Yeah…feels like they’re just throwing out names, there’s really no path to either.
And Ayton…I mean the guy’s got skills but he feels like a guy who gets a bit overrated. Wood in some ways is a poor man’s Ayton and Kidd opted to run Powell big minutes. Ayton can’t guard at the perimeter, and that seems to be what Kidd wants.
Iâd be super happy to keep Kyrie on.
We donât need Ayton we need defense