Get To Know Delonte West

by j0Shi on Dec 12, 2011 7:57 PM CST in News

@TTwersky reports and @espn_macmahon confirms that the Mavericks have agreed to a one-year deal with Delonte West. West was selected by the Boston Celtics as the 24th pick in the 2004 NBA Draft and served as their starting point-guard during the 05/06 and 06/07 campaign. He got traded on the Draft Day in 2007 to the Oklahoma City Thunder (back then Seattle SuperSonics) as part of the package that landed the Celtics Ray Allen. In the upcoming season he soon joined LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers and was moved to the shooting-guard position after the acquisition of Mo Williams.

In the aftermath of "the Decision" he got traded to the Timberwolves and then ultimately got waived. The Celtics picked him up once again to back up Rajon Rondo, but off-court struggles prevented him from playing too much.

So far West has averaged 9.7 Points on 44.7% shooting (37.3% 3P) during his 7 years, alongside 3.6 Assists, 3.0 Rebounds and a PER of 13.8. He will probably serve as the backup point guard behind Jason Kidd as the Mavericks seem to be unsure about their young prospects or at least need an emergency plan if Rodrigue Beaubois and/or Dominique Jones will fail to play up to their potential. He also fills a void in replacing some of the hard-nosed defense that left with DeShawn Stevenson at that position.

Delonte West apparently completes the 15-man roster and leaves the Mavericks with a glaring hole at the Center position for now. Only Brendan Haywood is considered a reliable option and if the Mavericks won't make further moves, Ian Mahinmi better steps up or we'll see a lot of "small" lineups with Dirk or Odom playing the 5.

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Do you like the addition of Delonte West?

Absolutely! That's what we needed!

310 votes

No... Why don't they finally trust Booby?

168 votes

If he helps us landing another C I'll be fine with it.

417 votes

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His a solid bench player.

Though, I agree, we do have a glaring hole at the center position.
Are we still chasing Daly?

I’m going to expect a lot of Lebron’s mom jokes on the 25th December gamethread.

by zigg on Dec 12, 2011 8:28 PM CST reply actions

We shall see

Only way to get Daly is via S&T. Right now Rudy seems to be the most expendable piece and I’m not sure it’ll be enough.

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by j0Shi on Dec 12, 2011 8:34 PM CST up reply actions

Too bad we're shopping Rudy already.

I think we might be over the cap if we manage to get Daly. That means we need to dump either Rudy or Cory or both.

by zigg on Dec 12, 2011 8:41 PM CST up reply actions

*Corey

by zigg on Dec 12, 2011 8:41 PM CST up reply actions

D-Steve (if he somehow comes back) + Delonte = Lebron's nightmare

by zigg on Dec 12, 2011 8:44 PM CST reply actions

I get to root for this guy?

This should be a fun year with Kardashians, Vinsanity, and now Delonte West.

Time for everybody to start planning Delonte West jokes that I can’t think of.

by OJ ATM on Dec 12, 2011 10:12 PM CST reply actions

lol the mavs will be the center of all jokes this season.

damn…damn…damn..

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by simpleton cxi on Dec 12, 2011 10:14 PM CST up reply actions

This dude couldn't go play basketball overseas because he wasn't allowed out of the country.

He sold furniture during the lockout..

by OJ ATM on Dec 12, 2011 10:17 PM CST up reply actions

We'll also be contenders

which is really all that matters. They can laugh at us, but we’ll still curb stomp them.

by lemonbrigade on Dec 13, 2011 12:01 AM CST up reply actions

wow already giving up. its cool.

go mavs!

by go87 on Dec 13, 2011 12:14 AM CST up reply actions

im not giving up. Mavs shall reign again this year.

its just that im not into spotlights and holiwood thing. It’s gonna be crazy for sure and it’s gonna be lots of fun.

HOPE is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of men.

by simpleton cxi on Dec 13, 2011 2:33 AM CST up reply actions

Dallas can handle the spotlight. just no drama of course.

by go87 on Dec 13, 2011 3:07 AM CST up reply actions

Unless the Kardashian sisters start going to games...

by mike_o on Dec 13, 2011 4:03 PM CST up reply actions

Oh crap.

I didn’t think of that. The horror!

by elbow greater than face on Dec 13, 2011 6:44 PM CST up reply actions

lolz

HOPE is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of men.

by simpleton cxi on Dec 13, 2011 10:35 PM CST up reply actions

not gonna lie. but hey its eye candy...

go mavs!

by go87 on Dec 13, 2011 10:47 PM CST up reply actions

yeah, Dominque Jones should go start for our D- league texas legends.

West is going to be good ,especially with perimeter shooting. and hes going to play for our home opener against the heat. thats whats up!

by go87 on Dec 12, 2011 10:19 PM CST reply actions

You don't think we need to call DoJo up?

I think we need to start using him and letting him learn form some of our veterans. At least give it a shot to see if he’s got potential or not.

by elbow greater than face on Dec 13, 2011 6:46 PM CST up reply actions

Delonte West on teaching of Team Concept

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZukVN_djZds

by OJ ATM on Dec 12, 2011 10:19 PM CST reply actions

he is a lot more outspoken than JJ ever was and taller...

best part West is 6’3 and 28 from saint joseph. i know Carlisle will set him up right on the court. the guy has better potential than TJ ford.

by go87 on Dec 12, 2011 10:26 PM CST up reply actions

Barea was my favorite Maverick other than The Big German..

I will love Barea for what he did for this team, but I would rather have West. He’s better on defense and he can hit the 3 better than Barea. Only thing I don’t like about this signing is that he will be taking away from DoJo and Roddy’s playing time.

Another fun video of West: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVA00Fngvmg

We know what he’s gonna be spending his contract on now..

by OJ ATM on Dec 12, 2011 10:31 PM CST up reply actions

best wishes and futures endeavor to JJ in minnesota.

also DoJo should not even be in the lineup yet. he needs to go back to his D-league team learning the game more. also with Roddy, this West signing is insurance if he gets injured. even having Kidd, West, VC, Dirk, and Odom sounds like a nice lineup.

by go87 on Dec 12, 2011 10:41 PM CST up reply actions

We definitely needed a PG

I thought we would just sign another young player for the role not West.

I don’t like Odom at the 4 just for personal reasons. He has too much of a perimeter game for my liking, I like him a lot more at the 3.

The line ups are gonna be crazy this year with all the new 1-3 players we have.

by OJ ATM on Dec 12, 2011 11:20 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

Odom can actually play the 1-5 spot which is great with having Dirk there for help.

mavs picked up some players who are desperate for a ring of VC and West. you need experience when the playoffs roll around.

by go87 on Dec 12, 2011 11:28 PM CST up reply actions

JJ's in Minnesota now? Lmao, the T-Wolves really?

But I respect his decision, probably offered a significant amount of money. Gotta eat in these streets, its the way of the world. Best of luck, mighty mouse.

by kwentin on Dec 13, 2011 1:27 PM CST up reply actions

Agreed

Getting West to backup J. Kidd looks a better move than getting TJ Ford to backup Tony Parker.

I'm reading this because it's interesting.

by entropy13 on Dec 13, 2011 4:07 AM CST up reply actions

You better have my donuts. Delonte is a pimp in a nba disguise. lol

by kwentin on Dec 13, 2011 1:30 PM CST up reply actions

I don't think Jason Kidd will be able to understand him when he talks.

by OJ ATM on Dec 13, 2011 2:41 PM CST up reply actions

Well now we have a log jam at SG

Sean Lissemore = The next Bruce Smith

by Lissyyyyy on Dec 12, 2011 10:32 PM CST reply actions

Well

now we have a guy who likes to jam his log in moms at SG.

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by stupidsexyflanders on Dec 12, 2011 11:59 PM CST up reply actions

wahahaha...

im excited on the first game.

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by simpleton cxi on Dec 13, 2011 2:35 AM CST up reply actions

A trade for a center is the next (and probably last) move

We now have too many perimeter guys. Really hoping it’s Dalembert.

by mg4tx on Dec 12, 2011 11:37 PM CST reply actions

Hopefully two moves

Get Dalembert
Ship Dalembert, Odom, West, Roddy and two or three first round picks to Orlando; receive Dwight Howard

by lemonbrigade on Dec 12, 2011 11:53 PM CST up reply actions

...although I'd be perfectly fine

if we kept the team exactly as it is. We’re certainly in contention for a repeat, Howard or no.

by lemonbrigade on Dec 12, 2011 11:58 PM CST up reply actions

meh, ill be fine with Ian Mahinmi instead of dalembert..

although if the mavs can get Robin Lopez that’d be nice.

by go87 on Dec 13, 2011 12:05 AM CST up reply actions

I like the move.

I am also following the Celtics and West has became stable mentally during the latter part of last season. I expect him to make a full comeback this year.

"The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot."

- Bill Russell

by Marjun Raposon on Dec 13, 2011 5:35 AM CST reply actions

And with a lot of guards in the current roster and lack of center depth,

I refuse to believe that this is Dallas’ last move of the offseason.

"The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot."

- Bill Russell

by Marjun Raposon on Dec 13, 2011 5:53 AM CST up reply actions

Vince Carter signed for THREE YEARS

Oy vey.

Football Fever is in full swing.

by Grady90 on Dec 13, 2011 11:59 AM CST reply actions

3 years? Sh*t

by kwentin on Dec 13, 2011 1:38 PM CST up reply actions

What the fuck?

by mike_o on Dec 13, 2011 4:04 PM CST up reply actions

team is getting old

And we are dishing our picks left and right.We will pay for this 4 years down the line.

by chiefs_alive on Dec 13, 2011 2:47 PM CST reply actions

Really?

by octoberty on Dec 13, 2011 3:00 PM CST up reply actions

no,

Mahinmi is 25
Roddy is 23/24
Brewer is 25

thats still a young starting lineup.

by go87 on Dec 13, 2011 3:17 PM CST up reply actions

Actually it will be something like this:

Assuming we get both D-Will and DH12,

PG-D-Will,
SG- Beaubois
SF- Jones
PF- Wright
C-Howard

It would be a small lineup to be sure….but alot of it depends on our draft picks from now till then

Here’s a theoretical play from 2010: Snap. Tony takes 7 step drop. Tony looks left at Miles, who is doubled, and looks right to where Roy Williams should be…but instead sees Colombo on his back and a Defensive End foaming at the mouth jumping over Marc’s carcass. Tony proceeds to run like hell and look for Witten
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by I am Ironman!!! on Dec 14, 2011 2:33 AM CST up reply actions

yes but

Roddy is awesome as a scorer but prone to injury and foul trouble and a liability a little on D.Brewer is apparently being shopped which I think we need his athleticism.So that leaves us with who ?And Im asking long term ala D.Rose ,Tyreke Evans you know a cornerstone that we can be playing scenarios with after Dirk retires.Because as it looks now with the few picks we get we give away ,so we are going to be bad after Dirk retires.Probably start fresh all over which will be a pain.

by chiefs_alive on Dec 13, 2011 7:18 PM CST reply actions