OPEN THREAD: Mavs vs Iran, Ger vs Croats, P.R. vs Gre

by Toddy on Jul 19, 2008 10:19 AM CDT

Here is the preview for the Germany game and the PR game. Mavs play Iran today at 3:15pm, and it should be online, on NBA tv and Ch. 21.

[Note by Toddy, 07/19/08 1:05 PM MDT ] Update: Germany loss today, even though Dirk put in 30 and 13. Should Puerto Rico lose as well, we will see a JJB vs Dirk match-up to qualify for the Olympics.

Puerto Rico is playing live now on espn360.com.

Also McLeod, Seibutis and Pop Sow are no longer on the Mavs SL team.

"To help fill out the roster, the Mavs added Darryl Watkins, a 6-11 center who played nine games with Sacramento last season and another 40 in the D-League.

McLeod hasn’t been cut. His absence in Salt Lake City is a courtesy that’s been extended to the veteran point guard. He remains under contract, though it’s a make-good deal that’s not presently guaranteed. He’s not currently free to sign with another team.

It became obvious that Seibutis wouldn’t stick with the big club this fall, so the promising guard is headed back to Europe for more seasoning. He could also stand to pack on a few more pounds of muscle. The Mavs continue to hold his NBA rights.

As for Sow, the forward did show flashes in Vegas. His chances of making the roster were slim, so leaving the Mavs allows him to hook on somewhere else."

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It'll be Germany v. Puerto Rico tomorrow for the third Olympic spot

Also, Oklahoma City has signed C.J. Miles to a four-year $15 million deal and the Jazz have seven days to match it, if they want. Were we going after (or hoping to acquire) Miles? And I saw Pops in two of the Timberwolves’ boxscores, scoring double digits in both games...what’s up with that? Why wasn’t he with the Mavericks?

by Marie on Jul 19, 2008 7:25 PM CDT reply actions

I was wondering about Pops

but based on this, from Mark Stein, he says that…

The overseas gold rush is such these days that Pops Mensah-Bonsu - still trying to establish himself in the league after a brief stint with the Mavericks in 2006-07 - was this week offered an estimated 850,000 euros to play in Spain for DKV Joventut. Which is probably too much cash for someone like Mensah-Bonsu to surrender, even if he lands a minimum-wage guaranteed contract in the NBA this season.

but in this article here, it says…

CONFUSION surrounded Pops Mensah Bonsu’s future today after it emerged the GB forward has not signed with Badalona. Earlier this week, the Spanish club announced that the former Dallas Maverick had signed a one-year deal with the ACB club.
The Mavericks, for whom Pops was meant to be playing in the Vegas summer league this week, were also under the impression that the 6’8” big man was on his way to Spain. But while the offer from Joventut remains firmly on the table, Mensah-Bonsu is still pursuing his aim of joining an NBA team and was in action with the Minnesota Timberwolves in Vegas yesterday.

Benny Bonsu, Pops’ sister and Basketball 24/7 contributor, confirmed: “Pops has not signed anything yet. “He has an offer from Spain but has not signed anything and his ambition remains to return to the NBA if at all possible.”

As far as CJ goes, I think it was mostly rumors, because he went to Skyline, was a FA, and plays the position that we need the most help at. But when we signed Diop with the MLE, his shot of becoming a Mav pretty much went out the window, unless we do a sign and trade. I think Utah will match that offer anyway, but who knows.

by Toddy on Jul 20, 2008 1:01 PM CDT reply actions