Marca.com Reports Rudy Fernandez Will Seek A Buyout

by j0Shi on Dec 13, 2011 7:05 AM CST in News

It seems that the days of Rudy Fernandez in Dallas are counted before they even started. Morning has already broken in Europe and Marca.com reports that after the acquisitions of Vince Carter and Delonte West, the shooting-guard wants out of the crowded wing rotation of the Champions. If he stayed in the NBA speculations hint his preferred destination would be the Timberwolves to pair up with native spanish-speakers Ricky Rubio and Jose Barea. Maybe recent trade rumors also played a role in his decision.

But as we've learned from the Billups case, players don't always get what they want. Even if the Mavericks would be willing to grant his wish, any team with cap space or a TPE that matches his salary could claim him off waivers within the next 48 hours and he might just end up somewhere else with his friendly contract. Rudy and the Mavs reportedly will meet Wednesday in Dallas and will be trying to work out something both sides can live with.

It's always unfair to judge in retrospect, but the decision to acquire Rudy on Draft Day was well challenged back then. Rudy had a subpar season with the Portland Trail Blazers and he had already hinted that he is tempted to return to Spain. Jordan Hamilton also was considered a steal at #26 and as a primarily offensive threat with defensive liabilities he kind of matches Rudys scouting report.

Click through to read the Draft Day reactions.

Hamilton to Dallas. And the rich get richer. Put a mega-talent w/a questionable attitude on a super high character team & watch him blossom. @DraftExpress

The Dallas Mavericks select Jordan Hamilton at 26. Steal this late. Big time scorer @chadfordinsider

Maybe Fernandez will find new life in Dallas, but at best he’s an active offensive participant, a three-point threat, and a defensive liability. Couldn’t Hamilton be capable of the same, while giving the Mavs another interesting piece for the future? Dallas is rightfully looking to maximize on their current core, but the drive to acquire veterans has led them to one who holds all of the weaknesses of the prospect they could have had without any of the potential long-term strengths. Rob Mahoney @ TheTwoManGame.com

Fans surely want to keep track on Hamiltons development in Denver this season if the Mavericks will part ways with Rudy Fernandez.

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Seek a buyout???

I hope he means that he will be paying it…lol

The only way this happens, in my opinion, is his leaving allows Dallas to acquire someone at the 5. To be honest, I want him more than the other guys we’ve picked up…he adds an ingredient that has been missing. I want him to stay.

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by Chaim Witz on Dec 13, 2011 7:46 AM CST reply actions

In soccer terminology, which is probably the way Rudy, being European, sees it, he or Real Madrid would be paying the buyout.

I like Rudy in the Mavs offense, too. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

by fennsk1 on Dec 13, 2011 7:51 AM CST up reply actions

Rudy seems to be the odd man out

You know Carlisles approach and it’s very likely that Carter has the starting gig until further notice because he’s a solid veteran. Plus Rudy is late in the camp. Not his failure, but still a disadvantage. He would have to compete with Terry, Beaubois and probably West (Brewer?) for minutes at the shooting-guard. In Spain he starts games and is a star. It’s not a really complicated choice for him to make, might be more complicated to make that happen though.

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by j0Shi on Dec 13, 2011 7:59 AM CST reply actions

Don´t believe that source. Marca is media crap.

But it´s true that Rudy will ask the Mavericks about his role

by amlmart1 on Dec 13, 2011 8:34 AM CST reply actions

you really don't believe there is any merit to it at all.

I for one, am worried… Especially if Hambone turns into a star

by Trey Kimbell on Dec 13, 2011 9:09 AM CST up reply actions

This last thing is what really bugs me

Was I the only one who realized how terrible that draft-day trade was? A lot of people thought Hamilton was a steal, who fell in the draft due to character issues. Awesome value at #25. And they traded that pick for such a mediocre player rather than seeing what they had with him, and then signed Vince Carter and Delonte? Stupid, stupid, stupid. This was a Sarver-esque move.

by mg4tx on Dec 13, 2011 9:19 AM CST up reply actions