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They say everything's bigger in Texas. Things are about to get bigger in the Dallas area, as the Mavericks have tendered Orlando Magic free-agent ...
Mavs reportedly offer Gortat; Rubio to stay in Spain
dailythunder.com 7/2/2009 — Eddie Sefko, Dallas Morning News :
We’re now hearing that the Mavericks have indeed made an offer to Marcin Gortat and the only hangup will be if the Magic decides to match the offer. Barring that, the next center of the Mavericks appears headed this way. This would represent the first ...
Gortat verbally commits to Mavericks
projectspurs.com 7/3/2009 — Marc Stein of ESPN is reporting that Orlando Magic center Marcin Gortat has verbally committed to sign an offer sheet with the Dallas Mavericks. The Spurs were interested in the 6'11'' Polish center who made a name for himself last season as Dwight Howard's backup. However, they are more ...
Do Mavs Think Gortat \'Can Be A Star\'?
dallasbasketball.com 7/1/2009 — the Mavs are enamored with center Marcin Gortat’s potential to “be a star!’’, are prepared to out-charm the Rockets for his services, and have maybe even made a bid with a pledge that he’ll be the starting center in Dallas.
Or heck, maybe you don’t even need to refer to your Polish translator t
Dallas Donuts: Kidd, Gortat And ... Shawn Marion?
dallasbasketball.com 7/1/2009 — NBA Free-Agency-Style: Time to differentiate between “sourced material,’’ “educated guesses’’ and out-and-out baloney – and there is a lot of that being churned out of the sports butcher shop this morning. …
This lesson is highlighted by Mavs-related news/non-news/fake news on ...
Dallas Donuts: Brainstorming With Damp And Wright
dallasbasketball.com 7/2/2009 — Onto the early-morning rumor mill, where NY makes a Kidd Bidd, Artest is a playa, Gortat has a visitor and a surprise, ‘Quis needs some attention, Birdman is on Dallas’ radar and we await the trickle-down effect to trickle-down to Dallas. …
Reports: Gortat commits to Mavs
redsarmy.com 7/3/2009 — ESPN has the scoop : Sources told ESPN.com that the Mavericks are bringing Gortat to town to
tour the area and the team's facilities after extending him an offer
believed to be worth Dallas' full mid-level exception -- which could
translate to a five-year deal starting at roughly $5.6 million ...
Magic Say Goodbye to Gortat
nba.fanhouse.com 7/4/2009 — by Tim Povtak The Orlando Magic will say goodbye to backup center Marcin Gortat , unwilling to match the offer sheet that he will sign next week with the Dallas Mavericks. The price, they have decided, is too high. The Mavericks and Gortat ...
Mavs to Call Magic Bluff on Gortat
nba.fanhouse.com 7/6/2009 — by Tim Povtak The Dallas Mavericks are about to call the bluff of Magic general manager Otis Smith . A day after Smith said that he planned to match any offer for restricted free agent Marcin Gortat , the Mavs brought the Magic's backup center to ...
Jason Kidd comes back to Dallas
sports.yahoo.com 7/6/2009 — The
Mavericks retained Jason Kidd . They also might pull in Marcin Gortat . They
also might come close to 50 wins this year, if 31-year old Dirk Nowitzki holds
serve, Kidd doesn't drop off too much at age 36, and Josh Howard stays on the
court ...
Marcin Gortat Ready for Expanded Role
nba.fanhouse.com 7/7/2009 — Marcin Gortat came to watch the Orlando Magic Summer League team out of habit on Monday. It was like he couldn't stay away. Gortat may be signing a new free agent contract Wednesday with the Dallas Mavericks , but he came to the RDV Sportsplex to watch the Pro Summer ...
Jason Kidd to meet with Mavs, and then Knicks tomorrow
hittheboards.com 7/1/2009 — We are less than two hours away from the start of NBA free agency. And that's when Dallas Mavericks point guard Jason Kidd will meet with Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, per Frank Isola of the NY Daily News .
“ I certainly plan on being in NYC for a meeting at 12:01 ,” Cuban wrote [to Isola] in ...
Gortat —
Uwe Blog
Gortat It appears that the Dallas Mavericks are on the verge of signing free agent center Marcin Gortat to an offer sheet. Once this happens, the Orlando Magic can match or not. It's probably the mid-level exception, which starts at $5.5 million this year. Depending on what the Mavs ...
Mavericks Get A Commitment From Marcin Gortat —
The Baseline
Center Marcin Gortat was scheduled to fly to Dallas on Thursday after giving the Mavericks a verbal commitment to sign an offer sheet next week, ESPN.com reported.
The Mavs are believed to have offered Gortat their full midlevel exception, which could be a five-year deal starting at roughly ...
Goodbye Gortat? Reports say Marcin headed to Dallas —
Orlando Magic Daily
According to multiple reports, including this one from ESPN.com's Marc Stein , Magic center Marcin Gortat has verbally agreed to sign an offer sheet with the Dallas Mavericks.
So what does this mean to the Magic? Well, a couple things. Since Gortat is a restricted free agent, the Magic ...
Gortat to sign Mavs offer sheet —
Nova Fantasy Sports Headline Newsfeed
Update: Marcin Gortat is reportedly set to sign an offer sheet with the Mavericks next Wednesday, which the Magic will have seven days to match if they wish to keep him, according to ESPN.
Fantasy Impact: Based on his play in the playoffs, it is no shock that Gortat is drawing interest around ...
Marcin Gortat will sign with the Dallas Mavericks —
FanIQ Blog
Marcin Gortat, the only Polish player in the NBA, who also happens to have an Air Jordan tattoo on his leg (even though he's sponsored by Reebok) will sign with the Dallas Mavericks on July 8th.
I honestly don't think he does anything for them, but whatever. Give us your thoughts on what you ...
Pacers Close To Losing Out On Gortat —
Indy Cornrows
Mark Stein of ESPN.com is reporting the Dallas Mavericks are close to signing Marcin Gortat . Stein said Gortat gave a verbal committment to the Mavs to sign an offer sheet next week. The Indiana Pacers have been linked to Gortat since the free agent market opened on Wednesday morning. The ...
2009 Offseason Whirlwind Continued —
The No-Look Pass
All right. The whirlwind offseason continues. These are just verbal deals and they can't officially sign until July 8 . People might still pull a Carlos Boozer . Anyway...
***Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva to Detroit***
The signing of Ben Gordon, I think, effectively ends Richard ...
Points in the Paint —
BallerBlogger.com
Ron Artest says he’s signing with the Lakers . Given Ron-Ron’s recent behavior , I’m going to take this report with a grain of salt. I’m a Ron Artest believer. He was a model citizen last season, and remains one of the league’s elite defenders. Pairing Artest ...
Pole Dancing —
DallasBasketball.com
Lost in the excitement of the Mavs success at Pole dancing is the most basic of all basketball questions: Can Marcin Gortat actually play? ( The video does not lie! Maybe.)
If Orlando opts to not match Dallas' proposal to the 24-year-old center, we'll have plenty ...
Kidd gets offer, Mavs make run at another Clippers bench guy —
Uwe Blog
Quinton Ross: Any Kimball Knights in the hiz-ouse? Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban met with free agent point guard Jason Kidd at 12:01 Tuesday morning to talk turkey and cash. Apparently, the Mavs got a three-year, $21-25 million deal on the table . The New York Knicks are allegedly ready ...
Houston Rockets Now Accepting Resumes —
GO FOR 2
So, the Houston Rockets are clearly very worried about the grave news surrounding Yao Ming’s foot. We knew that, what we didn’t know was just HOW worried the Rockets were.
According to the AP and Yahoo! Sports , Rockets GM Daryl Morey was at the home of Orlando Magic center Marcin ...
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