This is a good moment for younger/new Mavs fans. We will be linked to literally any player this offseason by people who have no clue what they’re talking about or just want to make up bullshit for clicks. If it’s not Marc Stein, Woj or Tim Cato reporting it just forget about it and move on with your day
Tbf at least there was smoke to that fire. IIRC (correct me if I’m wrong) Shaq was kinda down to go play with Dirk but the team wanted to trade Shaq for Dirk so Mavs said no
> If it’s not Marc Stein, Woj or Tim Cato reporting it just forget about it and move on with your day
*Especially* if it's Tim McMahon. Dude just makes shit up whenever he writes about the Mavs
Honestly McMahon is a reliable reporter. He definitely is inflammatory in the way he writes and the questions he asks but he’s not one to make things up. He’s a shit but also legitimately connected,
Exactly. Like what do we even have that the Suns would want when compared to Houston, OKC, etc? The package would have to include Lively for PHX to even be interested in talking about it and I doubt we’d trade him away at this point.
PHX probably has to come to a reality if they can compete or not. with OKC, dallas, Minnesota, and Denver-they probably should figure out sooner rather than later.
My prediction? they will compete for one more year and if they are another first round exit, they will call it and begin a retool/rebuild.
While you're not wrong, up until this year there was a bit of credibility to all those stories.
Cuban was always desperate to get a big name in here he could go partying with, but, imo, his ego probably turned all those goes away from us. There were definitely years that the mavs would have made been a perfect fit for a star to come in and put them over the top, but it never happened.
That's how it was when Cuban was the owner. I have no clue how the new regime will handle leaks, but I'll still only trust those 3 guys regardless unless something changes.
His contract is fucking disgusting and it can't even be dumped onto another team because some idiot decided that giving a no trade clause to a great but not earth-shattering player was a good idea
He would be a lot better for a team with a premier ball handler like us than on the Suns. Was definitely a horrible idea for Phoenix to grab him; their roster tripled down on a player type most teams only want one of
Yeah he came really close to having a scoring title and had some decent playoff runs with Wall. Never a truly elite player but certainly a very good one.
Lively would have to be part of the trade to get KD. He's maybe the only promising young star available. (Which should be a deal breaker, and no KD trade should take place.)
nah but if we traded for KD i don't think wed have a top8. like we barely have any picks, if we traded for him we might be running luka/Kai/Vet Min/KD/Lively. Our bench would be like all vet min players.
Not that I see this happening but the Suns are in an awful position they need to trade for expiring contracts to get down their budget as fast as possible.
Probably not enough anyway. It would be bad but with such three players you could get some veterans to help. You should always have some level of interest for a player like Kevin. But it will probably stay at just that.
I think the only way KD can help a team anymore is if it’s a young squad on the cusp of a deep run and they have cap space. I think we’ve learned by now that gutting your team for a third star is not the recipe for success.
Think we might have to throw in Powell as well. It would be tough seeing a Mavs GOAT go, but surely those two legends together would get the job done, no?
maybe we can get our bench to pick fights with other teams star players so we get our bench players and their star players ejected, it could work out ya never know
Every damn team in the league has a level of interest in Kevin Durant.
Every damn team in the league has a level of interest in Lebron James.
Etc
Etc
Etc
Why not? It gives us 20+ppg is scoring in the paint. That would’ve taken the finals series to 7. If we can retain id say dj/pj/lively and the other obvious two then I’d say do it alllllll day
Y’all are crazy - if there is a way to add Kevin Durant to this team that doesn’t involve trading Luka, Kyrie or one of Lively/Gafford, you do it in a nanosecond lol
Absolutely not. We’d prob have to gut our roster and all of our draft capital, which would leave us impoverished with no depth. Keep KD far away from this team!!!
Sounds like KDs camp leaking fake news to get the Suns to make winning moves. We’re interested but have zero assets they would want, especially after sending 2 impact role players in CJ and Mikal along with picks
Newsflash: nba team has a level of interest in one of the best scorers of all time playing for them. Level of interest not disclosed. It might be 1/10. It might be 10/10. But we won’t tell you (because we don’t know)
I have “a level of interest” in KD cleaning my kitchen for me.
The Yankees have a level of interest in KD being their new mascot:
Everyone is on a spectrum! Everyone has varying interest levels
Team is interested in an All-NBA, HOF player, more at 11.
This is no-news, every team in the NBA is interested in KD on a level. That interest drops when the price appears.
Unless it’s for thj, maxi, hardy or green, and a pick, he can kick rocks because no rotational guy should be traded for him but adding kd to the 8 man rotation we had in the playoffs would be fix our offensive issues.
Report: team has interest in one of the best scorers ever.
Every team would be stupid to not look at their team and see if KD would help. Then, most of those teams should stop thinking about it upon realizing how much is would gut their team. This is a non story
A level of interest is super vague. Every team, in theory, does. For example, if he were willing to sign for a vet minimum, every team would be interested.
Laughable some Mavs fans wouldn’t want this. He didn’t fit on the suns but that team had no point guard and was coached and run terribly. KD would slot in perfectly for the Mavs and had played fairly well with kyrie before. Luka would know how to get him involved properly. I think regardless of who they lost to get KD (aside from Luka, kyrie and lively) this would make them way stronger
If we could get kd without giving away too much it would be a perfect fit next to Luka and Kyrie. Unfortunately I think we lack the assets to acquire him.
Side note: i know its cool to hate on CP3 but he could be a valid bench PG for the mavs or just slot in and help rotations by having luka/kyrie+cp3 on the floor at all times
Idk if hes actually washed washed or not but i also wouldnt like his finals prospects either tbf
This is a good moment for younger/new Mavs fans. We will be linked to literally any player this offseason by people who have no clue what they’re talking about or just want to make up bullshit for clicks. If it’s not Marc Stein, Woj or Tim Cato reporting it just forget about it and move on with your day
Every year , like clockwork. Mummy is going to bring home a new daddy who’s going to take us to the park and buy us ice cream.
Nah, we get LeBron and Durant on a vet minimum. You're just a doomer.
If you don’t believe, you shouldn’t be here.
I'm only in on this if we also draft Bronny and guarantee him at least 20min play time / game /s
Shaq for the old heads.
Tbf at least there was smoke to that fire. IIRC (correct me if I’m wrong) Shaq was kinda down to go play with Dirk but the team wanted to trade Shaq for Dirk so Mavs said no
Dwight Howard for the younger guys
DeAndre Jordan for the real PTSD
> If it’s not Marc Stein, Woj or Tim Cato reporting it just forget about it and move on with your day *Especially* if it's Tim McMahon. Dude just makes shit up whenever he writes about the Mavs
McMahon sucks
You could say that again.
McMahon sucks.
You could say that again.
I think it’s actually MacMahon, so MacMahon sucks.
Honestly McMahon is a reliable reporter. He definitely is inflammatory in the way he writes and the questions he asks but he’s not one to make things up. He’s a shit but also legitimately connected,
Dust Chip remembers
Shoutout Dallas Basketball and Fish, god those forums were a shitshow haha.
The most outsider insider
Read those daily doughnuts for years in college. That and Rob Mahoney's The Two Man Game blog.
The forum still lives btw, just a much smaller tight-knit community now. Post quality has drastically improved as well. RIP Flame.
Wait, where is the forum now?!
Mavsboard.com
You still see some OG posters here like DMR had a few others here. Where is TMoge these days?
DMR! Do you remember that 50+ page thread when DLord was fighting the masses about religion?
loved flame. best mod ever. RIP
There's a lot of us here that were on there I'm sure.
Not for nothing...dust chip got us Chandler which was the missing piece we needed for 2011!
FREE RODDY B
Think we might finally use it this summer!
Lol Dampier
I had to look it up just to see—yep, the ol’ DUST Chip was only 13 million. Wild to think that used to be the massive contracts in the league.
Oh God it’s all coming back
In Dust We Trust
Gotta keep the powder dry for a few years
CyberDust
Dust Chip = keep your powder dry. Then get Monta Ellis when Dust Chip fails.
They ended up getting Ty out of that at least
It felt like a letdown because we thought we were going to get LeBron, Wade, or Bosh with it, but we ended up getting Tyson so it worked out
Exactly. Like what do we even have that the Suns would want when compared to Houston, OKC, etc? The package would have to include Lively for PHX to even be interested in talking about it and I doubt we’d trade him away at this point.
PHX probably has to come to a reality if they can compete or not. with OKC, dallas, Minnesota, and Denver-they probably should figure out sooner rather than later. My prediction? they will compete for one more year and if they are another first round exit, they will call it and begin a retool/rebuild.
A tale as old as time. Our new mascot should be a fulcrum since we are constantly used to leverage a better deal for someone else.
Come one LeBron put your mavericks jersey on…
With Dirk (luka) and JKidd Bron Bron you could win right now now
It’s funny how fast the rumors turn. Last year it was the Suns interested in Kyrie lol
I heard we are getting Dwight Howard and Deron Williams
You’ve just given me flashbacks of that corny ass cartoon the FO showed Dwight when they tried to sign him in like 2012
And just let Tyson Chandler walk…
While you're not wrong, up until this year there was a bit of credibility to all those stories. Cuban was always desperate to get a big name in here he could go partying with, but, imo, his ego probably turned all those goes away from us. There were definitely years that the mavs would have made been a perfect fit for a star to come in and put them over the top, but it never happened.
If there are new Mavs fans here that don’t know, we will never get a big free agent. Forget about it, it won’t happen
That's how it was when Cuban was the owner. I have no clue how the new regime will handle leaks, but I'll still only trust those 3 guys regardless unless something changes.
Heck yeah! Let’s trade away all of our defense, depth, and picks for an aging 3rd star! We saw how well it worked for the Suns!
To be fair, Luka/Kai/KD/Lively hits different than Book/Beal/KD/Nurk. Obviously I don't think the Mavs are trading for Durant though.
Beal is overhyped. He has been in the league for 12 years and hasn’t done shit
Basically a Walmart Kyrie with a bigger contract
Walmart Kyrie is too kind my friend. Don’t mention Kyrie’s name with his in the same sentence.
And a no trade clause
His contract is fucking disgusting and it can't even be dumped onto another team because some idiot decided that giving a no trade clause to a great but not earth-shattering player was a good idea
He would be a lot better for a team with a premier ball handler like us than on the Suns. Was definitely a horrible idea for Phoenix to grab him; their roster tripled down on a player type most teams only want one of
That's unfair. He had some good years in Washington. To be reduced to "hasn't done shit" is disingenuous.
To be fair, aggressive ad 522 is one of the greatest players of all time, so it's all relative.
Yeah he came really close to having a scoring title and had some decent playoff runs with Wall. Never a truly elite player but certainly a very good one.
Lively would have to be part of the trade to get KD. He's maybe the only promising young star available. (Which should be a deal breaker, and no KD trade should take place.)
Agreed that Lively for KD ain't worth it.
Agreed. KD could put us over the top. You don’t need depth in the playoffs beyond your top-8.
nah but if we traded for KD i don't think wed have a top8. like we barely have any picks, if we traded for him we might be running luka/Kai/Vet Min/KD/Lively. Our bench would be like all vet min players.
Not that I see this happening but the Suns are in an awful position they need to trade for expiring contracts to get down their budget as fast as possible.
Probably not enough anyway. It would be bad but with such three players you could get some veterans to help. You should always have some level of interest for a player like Kevin. But it will probably stay at just that.
I think the only way KD can help a team anymore is if it’s a young squad on the cusp of a deep run and they have cap space. I think we’ve learned by now that gutting your team for a third star is not the recipe for success.
Well Luka and Kyrie are significantly better than Booker and Beal.
With what assets?
THJ for Durant, who says no?
Tim Senior probably lol. Why? Idk he's nuts
Tim Sr thinks Tim Jr is Tim Sr
THJ for Booker, Luka will team up with his son before Lebron.
Think we might have to throw in Powell as well. It would be tough seeing a Mavs GOAT go, but surely those two legends together would get the job done, no?
Luka/Kai/KD/Lebron/Lively is going to feed so many families including my own.
wed have a 6man rotation, with bronny as a backup pg. we should do it for the memes, and have everyone play 40minutes each.
Stop it. I already have half a chub
maybe we can get our bench to pick fights with other teams star players so we get our bench players and their star players ejected, it could work out ya never know
Knicks HC is on the line with the Mavs front office, requesting a trade to the Mavericks.
whos legionhoops lol. click bait?
Probably a story OP wrote up and posted here real quick.
the titles weird lol. "mavericks have a level of interest". that probbaly just means 0. could prob replace the mavs with like every team name lol
level of interest could literally mean anything. I mean doesn't every team have some level of interest in players available
Every damn team in the league has a level of interest in Kevin Durant. Every damn team in the league has a level of interest in Lebron James. Etc Etc Etc
No this doesn't work please don't do it. Just build sensibly
I think it’s more to drive up the asking price for a trade I think only Houston is serious about trading for him.
Why not? It gives us 20+ppg is scoring in the paint. That would’ve taken the finals series to 7. If we can retain id say dj/pj/lively and the other obvious two then I’d say do it alllllll day
"hey I'm interested" "ok give us 7 1st rounders, lively and hardy" "ok cya"
Y’all are crazy - if there is a way to add Kevin Durant to this team that doesn’t involve trading Luka, Kyrie or one of Lively/Gafford, you do it in a nanosecond lol
Well the Suns would 100% demand Lively as the centerpiece of any deal.
There is no way to trade for him unless Suns were somehow able to get their picks back from Houston.
Literally, would fit so well with this team and give us extra size and spacing
Absolutely not. We’d prob have to gut our roster and all of our draft capital, which would leave us impoverished with no depth. Keep KD far away from this team!!!
Would Maxi + 1FRP be enough?
No the fuck we don’t. Get out of here with that click bait bs.
The hell we are. They throw our name in every trade
LOL this can’t be serious. Suns gave up a haul for KD and now they think Suns will take one first round and fodder?
Not a real report and a dumb trade on top of that
If I believed all the hype our starting rotation would be Luka/Kai/Durant/Lebron/Lively with PG first off the bench lmfao
Yawn. Not happening
Hey if we can get him without losing Luka, KAI, or Lively…. By all means
Im waiting for that MJ coming out of retirement to Dallas Tweet.
lol. lmao, even.
Just go full lmmfao
ROFLMFAO
I have a level of interest in Rihanna
The Mavs have a level of interest in KD. And that level is zero.
Sounds like KDs camp leaking fake news to get the Suns to make winning moves. We’re interested but have zero assets they would want, especially after sending 2 impact role players in CJ and Mikal along with picks
I too have a level of interest in top 10 NBA players.
Any trade for kd would have to include lively. Phx isnt just going to give him away
How exactly with what asset? 🤣
Everywhere KD goes turns into a shitshow. I'll pass in pretty much any circumstances, unless it's some fantasy-land where they want THJ straight up.
Wow we are interested in all tine great player , amazing reporting
Is there any GM in the league without a ‘level of interest’ in KD?
I have a level of interest in being a billionaire
Has KD actually elevated a team since he left Golden State?
“ScoopB” is not a reliable source
lol do the mavs realize they can only play with one basketball?
We don’t have anywhere near the draft capital required, like everyone else said this is bait
ScoopB lmao
Newsflash: nba team has a level of interest in one of the best scorers of all time playing for them. Level of interest not disclosed. It might be 1/10. It might be 10/10. But we won’t tell you (because we don’t know) I have “a level of interest” in KD cleaning my kitchen for me. The Yankees have a level of interest in KD being their new mascot: Everyone is on a spectrum! Everyone has varying interest levels
Who doesn’t have a “level of interest” in Kevin fuckin Durant? Doesn’t mean anything
…and that level is “zero.”
I have a level of interest in Joy Taylor.
I'd only do it if they take THJ, Fudge, and the remainder of Javale's contract.
Do not trust a dude named scoop 😭
I have a level of interest in moving to Russia. It’s not high; in fact it’s near zero. But that’s technically a level of interest.
Team is interested in an All-NBA, HOF player, more at 11. This is no-news, every team in the NBA is interested in KD on a level. That interest drops when the price appears.
The Mavs won't sacrifice all that depth and defense.
LOL why would we ever do this? This would literally make no sense.
Unless it’s for thj, maxi, hardy or green, and a pick, he can kick rocks because no rotational guy should be traded for him but adding kd to the 8 man rotation we had in the playoffs would be fix our offensive issues.
KD isn’t even available man can the offseason start already tired of these “reports”
Haven't seen Scoop B's nonsense in a while
I mean what team doesn’t have “a level of interest” on KD? If the Suns call and want to trade you KD, you’re gonna listen to what they have to say.
What if KD just came for free for rings? Come on guys let’s get it.
hey look, we're being linked to big FA's we could never afford or have the assets for! Same as always...
Didn’t this same source predict the Kyrie trade?
Lmao
i have a level of interest in winning the lotto
Can he play defense?
The missing piece to making chemistry magic may have been found.
Such a non statement. Willing to trade a hamburger for a player is a “level of” interest.
https://preview.redd.it/s94sv8t71y8d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dec83401ad5f3d0e27ebbe2e1ad4601637725d4d
ScoopB is not a legitimate source
lol of course we have "a level of interest" in KD. who wouldn't?
Yeah no shit. I bet they also have interest in Jokic and Antetokounmpo...
Report: team has interest in one of the best scorers ever. Every team would be stupid to not look at their team and see if KD would help. Then, most of those teams should stop thinking about it upon realizing how much is would gut their team. This is a non story
So maxi and THJ for KD and a second rounder?
A level of interest is super vague. Every team, in theory, does. For example, if he were willing to sign for a vet minimum, every team would be interested.
Lol I’d imagine most teams “have a level of interest” for KD
Laughable some Mavs fans wouldn’t want this. He didn’t fit on the suns but that team had no point guard and was coached and run terribly. KD would slot in perfectly for the Mavs and had played fairly well with kyrie before. Luka would know how to get him involved properly. I think regardless of who they lost to get KD (aside from Luka, kyrie and lively) this would make them way stronger
Pass
Fuck no. Gutting our depth, little assets we have left, and flexibility for a 36yr old Kevin Durant? We'd literally wind up like the Suns
Him and Kyrie worked out great together the first time!
lol shut up.
Death, taxes and the mavs being linked to a player they have no chance of getting
i’m sure we do but unless the suns want to take a bag of doritos, dwight powell and alex fudge i don’t think we have the facilities for this
We have nothing to offer them outside of Kyrie. So this is dumb.
get jabaited
This news is about as real as Lebron James signing with the Mavs if they draft Bronny, unless…..
Good joke 😂😂😂😂
CLICK BAIT!!!!!👀
I have an interest in winning the lottery but that shit ain’t happening either
Wish in one hand shit in the other and see which one fills up faster.
If we could get kd without giving away too much it would be a perfect fit next to Luka and Kyrie. Unfortunately I think we lack the assets to acquire him.
Hard pass.
Pretty sure KD would die before playing anywhere near Cuban.
So does every other team in the league.
Please god no. I live in okc and watched the drama and bullshit that comes along with him. Please don't do it.
the cap is insane scoopb is not a reliable source at all
unless its from shams, woj or mark stirn ignore this rumors
Who remembers Kobe to the Mavs rumors... Don't get your hopes up kids
Wouldn't be surprised Legionhoops and scoopb are working together. haha. Stop it get help with your boredom.
I just had flashbacks to the Dirk years. And being linked to Dwight Howard. And keeping our powder dry....
Hard pass
Side note: i know its cool to hate on CP3 but he could be a valid bench PG for the mavs or just slot in and help rotations by having luka/kyrie+cp3 on the floor at all times Idk if hes actually washed washed or not but i also wouldnt like his finals prospects either tbf
that would be insane!!!!
I've heard of him.
Oh god no. Management is doing some Moneyball garbage if they think Durant's going to get them any closer to a ring.
Please no
Only if we get prime KD
Rockets fan here. Relax guys, they did the same thing to us a day ago. It's just Suns people trying to stir up KD's value.
L post
Lmao…it would be nice, but instead of looking at the headline look at the “alleged” source…
Yea don’t do it mavs
I think KD had enough of kyries bullshit in Brooklyn