Harrington Selects Denver over Dallas
by Bryan Gutierrez on Jul 14, 2010 1:19 AM CDT
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PrintIt's being reported by ESPN that Al Harrington has decided to sign with Denver for their Mid-Level Exception. News came out today that the Mavericks were targeting Harrington to help add depth to their bench. Apparently, it was a two team race with the Nuggets winning out. The difference appeared to be available minutes and length of the contract.
Dallas was willing to spend their entire Mid-Level Exception on Harrington for multiple years. It's uncertain how many years out of the maximum of five Dallas was willing to offer Harrington. Denver offered the maximum five year deal for the Mid-Level Exception for Harrington to come on board. Al's versatility meshed with with a front-line in Denver that has had health issue over the past few seasons. It appears with the free agent pull thinning out, the Mavericks might wait the process out and then find the best available player to fill a specific need. With that happening, it's possible Dallas might split their Mid-Level Exception amongst a couple of players. Anthony Tolliver, Raja Bell, Corey Brewer, Rasual Butler and Matt Barnes could be potential targets for the Mavericks.
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If length of contract really was an issue here
Then I am very happy. It seems like the past few years (hell, even this year with Haywood) the Mavs have been more than happy to sign 30 year old players to long contracts that weigh us down over time. I’d like Harrington for sure, but not for four or more years.
by JoeyJoeJoeJr.Shabadoo on Jul 14, 2010 1:35 AM CDT reply actions
Just found out
5 years, $34 million. Glad we passed.
by JoeyJoeJoeJr.Shabadoo on Jul 14, 2010 1:36 AM CDT up reply actions
BUT CUBAN NEVER FAILS
RAJA BELL AND MATT BARNES OR RAJA BELL OR RASUAL BUTLER SHOULD SIGN!!
by ray allen a mav on Jul 14, 2010 2:29 AM CDT reply actions
Raja Bell?
You really excited about that guy? I liked him years ago, but not now.
Greetings from the Humungus, the Ruler of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-A. I laugh at your puny plans.
by Lord Humungus on Jul 14, 2010 7:56 AM CDT up reply actions
T-Mac
I think he’s a sleeper in this free agency class. He may not be the same scoring champion T-mac, but after a full year of rest I think he’ll be pretty good. Plus with the market that’s there for him right now, he could come pretty cheap. Plus I bet he’d love to play against the Rockets.
none of the members of the Dallas media want T-Mac
they’ve been asked, and they all answer with an emphatic NO.
just out of curiosity
why is it so stupid?
by Alan Smithee on Jul 14, 2010 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Just read the first line of the article
“I’d like to congratulate Michael Jordan on being the first executive in history to avoid saving money in a salary dump.”
The Bobcats made this deal because it let’s them cut $13 mil of their payroll. Chandler is owed $12.6 mil this year and it’s guaranteed. Also the alternative option was getting Jose Calderon’s contract runs through 2013 and he’s owed approximately $30 mil over that time. The Bobcats did this simply because it saved them money.
That was only one line of the article.
He also talks about how the Mavs got an expiring contract in Chandler. Well Dampier’s contract expires earlier and is worth more.
I would expect more out of a professional writer on the payroll of ESPN. Unfortunately many journalists these days get paid for calling people out and being “bold” rather than being good researchers and reporting.
re:
“The Bobcats made this deal because it let’s them cut $13 mil of their payroll. Chandler is owed $12.6 mil this year and it’s guaranteed.”
I think you’re missing his point. The Bobcats made the trade to dump Chandler, yet they took back to contracts(Caroll and Najera) that will exceed the dollar value of Chandler or Dampier’s contract.
So, it doesn’t save them any money, and, in fact, keeps them on the hook for that money for a longer period of time than they would have been with Chandler.
“He also talks about how the Mavs got an expiring contract in Chandler. Well Dampier’s contract expires earlier and is worth more.”
And he acknowledges that Dampier could have been simply waived and cleaned the books, which makes the Chandler-Dampier part of the trade essentially a wash. The feature of the trade on Dallas’ end was getting rid of Caroll and Najera. That is his point, and it’s apt.
by Alan Smithee on Jul 14, 2010 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I recommend this
"Jurick Profar is tired of practice!! I wanna play I wanna play….waiting for march 12 to go to spring training! to kill some pichers:D:D I am Jurickson Profar son of judeska and chesmond.. And I was born ready! ready to play baseball!!" - Jurickson Profar
Who's ready for some hockey?
Because I can tell you exactly how the Mavs season is going to go: like shit. The biggest free agent class in a decade, and we get Marcus F-ING Camby out of it????
Nellie Jr., you found Roddy, and for that I give you credit. But you failed in making your team any better while everyone else improved.
Please, is anyone else as pissed off as me with the Maverick’s ineptitude??
Greetings from the Humungus, the Ruler of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-A. I laugh at your puny plans.
You are insulting the Mav’s ineptitude, yet you are eager for hockey. If you’re a Stars fan, there’s not much to look up to. At least the Mavs aren’t rebuilding.
rebuilding isn't a bad thing.
stars championship>mavs asterisk championship
Hold on a second, I have some requempts.
It is
When your team is in finicial trouble, and your GM’s “vision” has looked to be a disaster, and a coaching change that hasn’t worked out so far. They don’t have any blue chip D-men prospects in their system, just a goaltender. Things aren’t looking good in Stars land, that championship is becoming the only bright spot.
Sadly
its not like the Stars’ season is gonna go much better than what you say the mavs’ is gonna be like
I like the Raja Bell idea. Definitely.
Before you ask why I'm a fan of both the Cowboys and Jets, I'll just say the answer is complicated and that it just turned out that way.
think its for the best
rather split the MLE up between a couple of role players.
I can't say I am surprised.
Denver was the better place for him by far based off opportunity. Still, it is frustrating because I definitely would like to see Marion as more of a 3 than a 4. At this point I guess I would settle for a guy like Matt Barnes so he can back up the three and make Marion more of our power forward backup. Barnes would also give us some decent defensive flexibility and he isn’t overly old.
On an offshoot, is there any potential for Ajinca to play some power forward? I know he is seven feet tall but he seems to have a decent jumper and seems to be a very good athlete.
If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.
i would bet
you’d see the team at least look at Ajinca and Manhimi at the power forward spot during training camp and preseason, since they’re both young and athletic. Between, Marion, and maybe even a few lineups where you’ll see Chandler and Haywood together(against, say, the Lakers if they have a Bynum-Gasol-Odom lineup in), I think they can find enough minutes to adequately fill the requirements of a “backup 4” spot. If not, then can always look at a Joe Smith/Theo Ratliff type for vet minimum or partial MLE.
Dolling out the full MLE when you already have two 3’s(Butler, Marion) and one of the best 4’s in the game doesn’t make much sense to me, especially not when it’s a guy like Harrington, who to provide value for that money will need minutes and shot attempts.
by Alan Smithee on Jul 14, 2010 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I wouldn't want to see that very often
Only to combat a lineup like Bynum/Gasol/Odom. But it might work quite well against that particular lineup.
Yeah, I was definantly hoping to get him
But in this case, its smarter to let him go. 5 years? Denver will be regretting that by year 4.
Thanks Denver
take off that horrible contract out of our hands, just like the Magic and Gortat. Get KHump back with the trade exemption and the useless Wolves pick from Jawai and we have a good rostor to fight in the West.
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.-1984 George Orwell.
Shelden Williams
Come on down!!
"Jurick Profar is tired of practice!! I wanna play I wanna play….waiting for march 12 to go to spring training! to kill some pichers:D:D I am Jurickson Profar son of judeska and chesmond.. And I was born ready! ready to play baseball!!" - Jurickson Profar
Harrington said he picked Denver
because they have more potential. He’s a fool, glad he’s not coming to dallas.
"You know if there's any contact at all Cristiano Ronaldo's gonna go down...maybe even just a puff of wind"
im inclined to think well of the Mavericks
sorry if that offends you. and Denver doesnt impress me.
"You know if there's any contact at all Cristiano Ronaldo's gonna go down...maybe even just a puff of wind"
It doesn't
but just based on recent history there isn’t much to support your claim
2009 BTB Fantasy Champ... Deal with it
We don't impress you?
We have a great player in Anthony
A great floor leader in Chauncey
We have our future guard in Lawson
Crazy people like Birdman and Smith
And a Coach who never gives up
Not to mention all of the crazy ass tattoos. :p
When you think about it, Dallas isn’t all that great either
You have pure future HOF in Dirk
You have Kidd as your floor general
an upcoming guard in Beaubois
And your Coach is well…I dunno. Lol!
You guys aren’t exactly exciting to watch, but I like Dallas.
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
Quitter's Proud United Member #11
We used to be exciting, remember?
Back when Kings-Mavs matchups guaranteed over 250 points scored. Too bad that never got us anywhere.
"Jurick Profar is tired of practice!! I wanna play I wanna play….waiting for march 12 to go to spring training! to kill some pichers:D:D I am Jurickson Profar son of judeska and chesmond.. And I was born ready! ready to play baseball!!" - Jurickson Profar
(anywhere=championship)
"Jurick Profar is tired of practice!! I wanna play I wanna play….waiting for march 12 to go to spring training! to kill some pichers:D:D I am Jurickson Profar son of judeska and chesmond.. And I was born ready! ready to play baseball!!" - Jurickson Profar
That's true
Oh, how time changes. Sure with Dirk would dunk on some people. That’d be awesome!
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
Quitter's Proud United Member #11
Mini hulk
We have a great player in Anthony-True
A great floor leader in Chauncey=I’ll take Kidd over him
We have our future guard in Lawson-He’s more exciting than roddy….. how?
Crazy people like Birdman and Smith-Good thing screaming makes you more talented.
And a Coach who never gives up-True. Which can get starters hurt when down 20 with 2 minutes. Genius.
Not to mention all of the crazy ass tattoos. :p- Sadly, Basketball seems to be abotu tattoos. But the Day a tattoo aids in scoring a basket is the day i am no longer from Peru.
Not be an asshole but youre calling my Mavs non exciting. I get offended about that easily. This is the improved, and mostly copy and pasted version of your comment.
We have a great player in Dirk
A great floor leader in Kidd
We have our future guard in Beaubois
Crazy people like Terry and Stephenson
Latino’s like JJB
The most exciting owner in any sport.
And a Coach who never plays the right people.
Not to mention all of the crazy ass people who think MC13 isnt a future HOF
~Karim!
by KarimTheDream on Jul 19, 2010 1:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Not worth it
Good thing he didn’t sign here for 5 years. Geez, his and Marion’s contracts would’ve looked awful in a few years
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