Mavs interested in Wizards' Blatche AKA Who is this Guy?

by DerekSTheRed on Jul 18, 2007 10:08 AM CDT

The Washington Post says the Mavs are interested in Blatche.

Blatche is a restricted free agent, meaning the Wizards would have seven days to decide whether to match any offer made to him. The danger for the Wizards is that some team could sign Blatche to a contract using the mid-level exception (a first-year salary of $5.3 million). Matching the offer could push the Wizards over the luxury tax.

According to a league source, the Dallas Mavericks have expressed interest in Blatche, who was drafted by the Wizards in the second round of the 2005 draft. The Mavericks still have the full mid-level available.

Does anyone have an opinion on this guy? I don't know much about him.

Derek

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Andray Blatche

doesn't look too appealing. Didn't play much and didn't shoot well. Looks like all he has is height.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3975

by altercall on Jul 18, 2007 12:37 PM CDT reply actions

All Upside

From what I know of him, albeit very little, he has tremendous upside as a low post scorer/rebounder/defender. Kinda in the vain of Chris Bosh, LaMarcus Aldridge, KG. Unfortunately, he's very much a work-in-progress...and a lot of work at that.

The Mavs trying to obtain him is both interesting and bothersome to me. I know pickens are slim, but why jettison a guy we already have, from the end of the bench (like Pops) for a guy that will probably play less than another guy on the end of the bench (Mbenga)?

Blatche is a restricted FA. Which means the Wiz can match. I doubt they'd match any offer over $3.5 mil a season. But should the Mavs use that much of their MLE on a project?

For the here and now, acquiring this player just doesn't make sense to me. For the future, maybe, but are we willing to take that risk? I don't think I would be.

by boombacloud on Jul 18, 2007 3:02 PM CDT reply actions

Hes going

to be good plain and simple, he is 21 years old and did pretty well in last playoffs.

We can get him for a Ager and Pops...

I say do it, he is good.

by miles @ Mavs Moneyball on Jul 18, 2007 10:57 PM CDT reply actions

Just like

Steve Franics is going to undergo a rejuvenation and become a star again in Portland, right?

Stick to hating Joaquin Arias, Miles.

F*** you, David Stern.

by thedirkatron on Jul 18, 2007 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions

Steve Francis

will be good somewhere. If the Mavs didn't have Terry, he might have been a pretty good pickup...

Looks like he will go to Miami or the Clippers..

And what do you have against Andray Blatche? Have you ever even heard of him? Hes is still 21 so he still has potential. He got shot a few years back and almost lost his life.

And hes younger than Arias, age is the only positive they can find in Arias...

by miles @ Mavs Moneyball on Jul 19, 2007 6:47 AM CDT up reply actions