Bill Walker or bust.

via Timmy at the DMNews blog...

A few projected 51st picks, which I guarantee are wild guesses:

DraftExpress.com: Turkey C Semih Erden

NBADraft.net: Russia combo guard Anton Ponkrashov

ESPN.com: Oregeon SG Malik Hairston

The Mavs have made it clear that they want to purchase a pick in the late first round, saying as much publicly several times over the last month. They will continue trying to talk a team into accepting a $3 million check from Mark Cuban. Official recommendation if that happens: Memphis SG Chris Douglas-Roberts.

about josh smith. he has huge turnover numbers, and just fills up the box score. if the mavs were looking to build a fantasy basketball team, than i’m all for getting josh smith. he gets some blocks, but thats about it. in a conference where guard play is integral, its smarter to get good on the ball defenders that match up well with point guards, not swingmen. Elite players in the west are the point guards like deron williams, CP3, tony parker, steve nash. trading josh howard would be a horrible sell low.

I don’t think it makes sense to buy a pick right now in the 20s. Teams have no idea who falls, who reaches, etc. Obviously, I’ve got no clue what the Mavs will do, but I think they’re handling it right…wait until the draft begins. See who falls. Say you get to 21-22 and there are 2-4 guys you want, then you grab phone and toss out $3 mil.

BTW, I think this is where Donnie and Cuban excel. I bet they’ve talked scenarios with every single team picking in the 20s and know what they’ll do if X, Y or Z player fall.

Maybe it’s just me but there seems to be a plethora of teams unhappy with their current roster, new coaches/systems, etc. Moreso than in past years. Judging by early trade reports and buying slots, it looks like tonight will be fun to watch…

Is the draft not going to be in HD?

if we buy a twenty or so pick. Roy Hibbert, Courtney Lee, CDR, Bill Walker….

Anybody here?

to the Heat. He will not be a bust.

to email in a request right now… LOL!

westbrook… wow.

bust…

will go with lopez… wait for it

they seem to do that every year, for everyone of their picks… haha

will be a bust.

will be the 2nd best player out of this draft.

I think up… with bayless, gordon and lopez still available

what a waste of an owner

goes next. SG Arkansas.

draftexpress now 7 for 7… wow

im so impatient….
ps I cant stand stephan a smith

Lopez, hasnt gone yet, figured augustine would drop

dx.com is now 8-9, lopez still available

or lopez… I say lopez since they have harris…

Trent Plaisted C BYU goes next.

Very much.

keep hearing a Windows sound effect in the background?

not a big suprise, though some would argue bayless was the better player for the number 10 pick

brother of varajao… side show bob 2.0

going through the draft again?

bayless is better, but they are set to get tj ford

and have ford and tinsley… no low presence.

for Stephen A to prep for his job tonight? 2 seconds? He came up with one question. One.

if phx gets him at 15, I will be so pissed!

and the ticker guy says. Memphis now has the….. ever popular Gay Love combo. I want to kill myself.

are calling portland right now asking how much?

what the heck?

daddy needs a new pair of shoes… wheel and deal with us baby!

boston trades scalabrini to houston for tmac

to portlands 10 other swingmen on their team

he will not be a bust. He good.

Bust.

dangit

Jack and Rush to Ind Bayless to Por.

speights went way higher than I thought he would… everyone is picking up big guys = good news for the mavs,

Your time is now. Make a move!

indy needs big dudes

assuming was, cle and cha all take them, this would leave us to make a deal with NJ if at all possible, which shouldve been our pick anyways, to take a good SG

I dont know much about either… Sprite can help us out better than I can at evaluating both of these guys

Josh Howard, Jerry Stackhouse, and a resign of Shawn Bradley

will be good. You watch…

seeing this trade again makes me sick to my stomach

Is he signed through next year?

could be line up next year
pg- harris
sg- carter
f- darrell arthur
sf- jianlin
c- lopez

had we not done this trade, and now picked up arthur?

throw in anderson into the kidd deal… just one more future 1st rounder to go

mavs need to buy utahs pick… they are poor. If utah picks someone, its gonna be plastid

wonder how that rotation of okur, booz, and milsap will work out

kurt thomas

know that we are one of the oldest teams in the league right now, right?

years away….

do a deal that will help their divisional rival

we would be very fortunate.

And make the poor guy say what he is feeling, when hes obviously miserable.

I bet SA picks him up though

houston picks a bust

that SA will draft a C to move Duncan to PF, but I guess if it aint broke…

goes with a pg? PG is the youngest position on their team!!

Buy a freaking pick. I am getting pissed off.

The Char aah…. The New Orleans Hornets

CDR still available… come on cubes and donnie…

is gonna dominate the league in 2011.

also still available… but CDR still the better pick I think

at least CDR is still available… next up det and Bos

Im spitting fire right now

another will ferrell movie, yay.

Det by all accounts will take Walker. Bos isn’t gonna trade with us… It is a lot tougher to trade into the top of the 2nd and in conclusion I too am PISSED.

what is happening in the Mavs FO right now?

that the past 48 hours have been really exciting, just means Diop coming back were going to have a loooooong season.

-I was just informed by the Trailblazers that Nicolas Batum was traded by Houston to Portland in exchange for the rights to Darrell Arthur and one of Portland’s early second round picks.

Christopher Davis is a 1.000 hitter.

CDR and Walker still there. I don’t know who the hell the Mavs wanted to fall. Rose? It makes no sense not to make a move for either of those.

gets walter sharp from SEA

didn’t see that coming during the finals.

Portland could still pick up CDR here….are you kidding me?

from db.com

PS: We readily acknowledge that ending up giving ‘Gana $5.7 mil or whatever – even though that’s what Dallas would’ve had to pay him to keep him had he not been traded – represents a circle-jerk of sorts. We had him. … we threw him into the Kidd trade. … he was a Net for two months … and now we have to use a major asset just to bring him back.

PSS: More than a few people at Mavs HQ project Diop as the starter, with Dampier as his backup.

PSSS: The more I think about it, the more I think it’s not THE MAVS who want to give Diop the full MLE and would say that to the DMNews. … it’s Diop’s AGENT who would say such a thing.

CDR still available

What is wrong with CDR? Walker still available also

they better give him to us

kiki is the downfall of the mavs.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
If Bill Walker goes next all hell is about to break loose.

to light it on fire

Not because they don’t want to though.

are gonna rue the day they passed on Bill Walker. This is getting ridiculous.

if the Spurs take him….

have a whole round of picks dedicated to just those two teams?

is wondering if cuban wants to buy his pick for whatever change he has in his pocket

oh the potential we couldve had

I haven’t heard about most of the dudes left.

if they dont draft anyone and he still doesnt make this team im going to cry

was rumored to the Mavs. He is Terrrrrrrrrrrrrrible.

and they announce that we bought the rights to 2 different picks

I heard he was a sleeper.

give me Davon Jefferson.

the anticipation

he was a white guy.

I guess.

he and stack can sign their hearts out together

I’m now filled with confidence!

Arthur for straight cash homie? I think he’ll be a bust but you gotta roll the dice.

But that’s our entire draft class.
Bah.

for Cash… grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr