JUNE 28, 1:42pm: Jordan is the Mavericks’ primary target as free agency approaches, reports Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com. According to MacMahon, if a trade agreement can’t be reached and the veteran center declines his option, Dallas plans to pursue him aggressively as a free agent. The interest between Jordan and the Mavs is mutual, sources tell MacMahon.
JUNE 27, 9:28pm: The Mavericks are engaged in talks with the Clippers to acquire center DeAndre Jordan this week, sources told Marc Stein of the New York Times.
This is a case of forgive and forget, as Jordan notoriously backed out on a free-agent deal with Dallas during the summer of 2015 to stay in L.A.
Jordan has a Friday night deadline to decide whether to exercise his $24.1MM player option for next season. If he opts in, Dallas can trade for him before free agency begins on Sunday. Swingman Wesley Matthews and his $18.6MM contract would likely be the centerpiece of any offer, according to Stein.
If Jordan opts out, Dallas could pursue him in free agency along with two other centers, unrestricted free agent DeMarcus Cousins and restricted free agent Clint Capela.
The Clippers have granted permission to Jordan and agent Jeff Schwartz to explore trade scenarios with other teams. It’s a similar scenario to All-Star guard Chris Paul opting in with the team and then getting traded to the Rockets last summer.
Dallas passed on drafting a big man last Thursday and instead made a deal with the Hawks for EuroLeague guard Luka Doncic.
Wrong Wes Matthews.
The Clippers are flooded with guards and I don’t see what they would possibly take from the Mavericks. I don’t see anything of value the Clips would want from Dallas, aside from Doncic,Dennis,Dirk, and Barnes their roster is pretty much trash.
Powell is not trash. He made a huge jump last year
The guy has no clue, he follows high lights obviously to decide who is good.
Not to mention understanding that the Clips would be taking Matthews expiring contract so that next summer they can make move for big FA names. Trading DJ is final nail to LOB City. and LAC wants to chase guys like Kahwi needing cap space.
I remember when Doc wanted to leave Boston because he didn’t want to be apart of a rebuild.
Id take barnes since he and doncic play the same position.
Mavs would be stupid to give up anyone of talent like Barnes when he can opt out and sign without giving up an asset.
No thanks to a trade.
Doncic is a PG
Barnes is a SF
Go back to baseball
Doncic is A SG/SF
Doncic is a 2/3 who can have the offence go through him. He won’t be guarding 1’s.
Doncic is basically a white Ben Simmons. 6’8 ballhandler who can shoot and play positions 1-4 (PF in a small-ball lineup).
He’s not a lot like Ben Simmons.
Yeah, Simmons probably a better ball handler and passer, Doncic better scorer and shooter
Dallas sound more promising than the Clippers.
As a Laker, I’d personally prefer you with us. Ball-Ingram-Kuzma-Randle-DAJ…. I’d be happy with that!
Not a real Laker fan obviously. That’s terrible
A straight up swap of DeAndre Jordan and Dwight Powell would work
Umm not at all. DeAndre makes 13 Mil more than Powell
It still works because of Dallas’s cap room. I think it would take more than just Powell though. Maybe Matthews and Powell for Jordan would work though.
There is no need to throw in Powell, he’s too good for that.
You’re not throwing in Powell, you are throwing in Matthews.
You understand the LAC want Matthews because he’s off the books next year. If the Mavs “threw” him in for Powell when they aren’t guaranteed to have DJ back next summer they want a 2nd round pick to offset Powell.
There is a reason the article describes Mathews as the “centerpiece”.
This trade is being arranged by a third party, DJ’s agent, who does not care about anyone else but DJ. By including Powell, it gets complicated and DJ has a deadline.
On android this post will be about three words wide so, later.
Do you know much at all?
This will be for a future 1st that turns into 2s. Both expiring contracts and both have no long term future with their current club.
I mean if the Mavs can sign him why not just opt out and sign
Because he will not command that much per year in a signing anymore. He might get more because of more years but not more this year .
If they can swap Matthew’s for Jordan, it only cost them 6M overall versus maybe 30M overall. They will have ~16M left to sign another player if they make no other moves.
Matthews contract is valuable as an expiring, is an asset not a negative… PLEASE, PLEASE Dallas go get DMC, with him you can have an amazing team with DJ just a good one, aim high for big rewards.
Amazing team? Y’all are really overestimating DJ
Read it again…
I like the probability of this getting done if another team got involved but wonder would it be cheaper for Mavs to sign Dallas as a FA or get him via opt in and trade? If I’m Clips, I’m trying to get something done asap (expirings, draft picks)
DJ would fit well next to Dirk but I’m not sure why Dallas wants an offensively limited center about to turn 30. They look lottery bound again if that’s the major move