mavsblog.dallasnews.com - 7/6/2009
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The Mavs have crossed their top two priorities off their free agency checklist, with Jason Kidd deciding to return to Dallas and Marcin Gortat agreeing to accept the Mavs' mid-level exception. Brandon Bass ought to have next, right? After all,...
sports.yahoo.com - 7/8/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
As you'd expect, Shawn Marion is the hardest
piece to place in this offseason's confusing and sometimes...
wearying puzzle. It befits Marion. He's an odd player. In NBA terms, he an odd person. We've no doubt that, like every free agent out there, ...
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What grabbing Shawn Marion could mean to Dallas
blogs.charlotte.com - 7/5/2009
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blogs.charlotte.com —
I contacted Brandon Bass' agent, Tony Dutt, by
email Saturday and he confirmed he has had conversations...
with Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins about Bass. I'd heard some NBA team had offered Bass a five-year deal worth in excess of...
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A wee bit of news on Brandon Bass
sports.yahoo.com - 7/6/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
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 ...
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Jason Kidd comes back to Dallas
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Trail Blazers and NBA free agency: Now what?
Blazers Blog —
... over the weekend. But Tim MacMahon of the Dallas Morning News spoke with Bass' agent, who lists Portland among those interested: Tony Dutt, Bass' agent, had talked to four teams this morning by the time I called about an hour ago. The Mavs weren't one of them, but Dutt has been in consistent contact with the folks in the Dallas front office. "We continue to talk to Brandon's agent and hope to work something out," Mark Cuban said. Dutt is continuing to talk to a lot of other teams, too. He mentioned the Bobcats, Magic, Hornets, Pistons, Blazers and Lakers (if Lamar Odom ...
Heard It Through the Grapevine
The Two Man Game —
... Brandon Bass’ agent, Tony Dutt, on the contract negotiations with the Mavs (via Tim MacMahon of the DMN Mavs Blog): “We’re making some progress, but we’re not there yet,” Dutt said. “We’re not there at all. All I can say is that we’re making progress. I’m not going to say it’s a bad offer [made by the Mavs], but it’s not where we’re trying to go.” Dutt also notes that Brandon would give Mark Cuban one last chance to match any offer before he makes a commitment. ...
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by: David Kay
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