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Speriamo che da noi possa definitivamente esplodere...
I Mavs al momento della firma di Mayo erano circa 4 milioni sotto il cap, perciò penso che avrà firmato un contratto sugli 8/10 milioni per 2 anni. A sto punto se si vuole rifirmare West va usata la mid-level exception, secondo me firmando lui e un'ala da rotazione la squadra è al completo.PuNk3st4 wrote:p.s: al momento non ricordo la situazione finanziara dei Mavs...OJ a quanto lo firmano per il primo anno? 7mln circa?
) lo supportino..io mi fido di roddy! lo aspetto da quando è stato draftato , non vorrà mica deluder(mi)ci?!?!?! 
With Monday's contract agreement with O.J. Mayo, the Dallas Mavericks are effectively stockpiling combo guards.
Of the 11 players soon to be under contract, plus three rookies to get to 14, six are guards. And that doesn't include Vince Carter, who we'll conveniently slide over to small forward. Darren Collison is the lone pure point guard and Dahntay Jones is the only true shooting guard.
Four -- Mayo, Rodrigue Beaubois, Dominique Jones and draft pick Jared Cunningham -- are combo guards. Re-signing Delonte West would add yet one more.
So is there still room for West? President of basketball operations Donnie Nelson said Tuesday that there is.
"We’d love to have Delonte back," Nelson said during an appearance on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM's "Ben & Skin Show." "Look, we’re not done. We’re continuing to kind of build the roster and put ourselves in position to contend next year."
West would first have to be agreeable to signing a deal for the Mavs' "room" exception of $2.5 million.
If he's good with that, does he make sense?
As much as West was an asset last season playing shooting guard as well as the point, he was originally signed primarily to back up Jason Kidd at point guard. When it became clear that Kidd and Carter together in the starting backcourt was not an ideal defensive tandem, West took over as the starter at shooting guard.
This season, West could easily be earmarked exclusively for point-guard duty. With Mayo, Dahntay Jones, Beaubois and even Carter locking down the 2, there might be no reason to run out the 6-foot-3 West, 28, at shooting guard. He could strictly back up the 24-year-old Collison.
Now, that might not be West's ideal situation. But it doesn't appear a starting job is there for the taking around the league, just as the mutiyear deal West is seeking might not be either.
So is there room for West? Yes. Are the Mavs and West on the same page? That's to be seen.
The Mavericks' plan is for their latest acquisition, O.J. Mayo, is to start him at shooting guard.
"That’s a Rick (Carlisle) decision, but that’s the way it’s penciled in, and he can swing back and forth between (point guard) and (shooting guard)," Mavs president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson said during Tuesday's appearance on the "Ben & Skin Show." "Look, O.J. will do whatever it takes to win and he proved that in Memphis, whether it’s starting or coming off the bench."
Mayo started his first two seasons with the Grizzlies and then was asked to become the sixth man so more defensive-minded shooting guard Tony Allen could start alongside point guard Mike Conley. In his last two seasons, Mayo came off the bench in 120 of 137 games.
He's been a more effective player as a starter. In 181 games started in his first two seasons after becoming the No. 3 overall pick in the 2008 draft, Mayo averaged 37.8 minutes, 17.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists. He shot 44.4 percent from the floor and 38.6 percent from beyond the 3-point arc.
In 120 games as a reserve, he averaged 25.3 minutes, 11.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists. He shot 40.8 percent from the floor and 35.5 percent from beyond the arc.
With Mayo penciled in as the starter, Dahntay Jones and Rodrigue Beaubois figure to be next in line at shooting guard. Beaubois could also see time at point guard and things could change if Delonte West re-signs. Nelson said Mayo's signing does not rule out bring back West. Dallas has a $2.5 million "room" exception it can use.
"We’d love to have Delonte back," Nelson said. "Look, we’re not done. We’re continuing to kind of build the roster and put ourselves in position to contend next year."
With the backlog at shooting guard, Vince Carter could make a permanent switch to small forward behind Shawn Marion. Carter was effective last season while splitting time at shooting guard.
Completamente d'accordo. 10 giorni fa dopo il no di Williams iniziavo a temere che i Mavs sarebbero diventati una squadra da lottey, invece Cuban non ha perso la calma e ha messo su una squadra davvero discreta. Non c'è un altra stella oltre a Dirk, però ci sono tanti abili mestieranti che se messi nelle giusti condizioni possono fare tranquillamente il loro. Tra l'altro come sottolineavi te queste mosse non hanno minimamente intasato il cap perciò l'anno prossimo si potrà tranquillamente puntare a un big in free agency iniziando anche a guardare al dopo Dirk. Offseason condotta davvero egragiamente, sempreVitor #41 wrote: Personalmente sono abbastanza soddisfatto: mancato il bersaglio grosso Deron abbiamo messo su una squadra discreta, che se trova la giusta chimica può arrivare ai playoff con tranquillità e presentarsi da mina vagante. Prospettive di anello pari a zero, ma la dirigenza non è andata nel panico e siamo riusciti a ringiovanire il roster e a mantenere flessibilità invece di strapagare gente mediocre (in b4 massimo salariale a Mayo e Delonte West).
per Mark.