The 2016/17 hasn’t gone well for either Andrew Bogut or the Mavs and the latest realization that Bogut’s lingering hamstring injury will keep him sidelined certainly doesn’t help. Earlier today, Rick Carlisle told the media that he will hold Bogut out of Sunday’s contest and “for the foreseeable near future”.
Already limited to just 22 of Dallas’ 39 games this season, Bogut hasn’t had much of an impact on a Mavs team that’s limped out of the gates to a 12-27 record.
Though a healthy Bogut wouldn’t necessarily change the Mavs’ fate, it could play a role in whether the team is able to trade him, and if so, what they could expect in return.
There’s more out of Dallas:
- A recent uptick in production has ESPN’s Tim MacMahon speculating that Dirk Nowitzki is close to returning to form following the strained right Achilles tendon issue that plagued him at the beginning of the season. Though his 13.2 points per game fall well short of his career numbers, that figure could soon rise if the 38-year-old is truly close to full strength for the Mavs.
- There are plenty of reasons why the 2016/17 campaign has been a disappointing one for Mavs fans. Tim Cowlishaw of the Dallas News recently examined who might be to blame for the lost season. Cowlishaw feels ownership and management haven’t made the most of the draft, opting instead to pursue big fish via free agency.
- Vocal Mavs owner Mark Cuban would be in support of the NBA eventually expanding or relocating to Mexico City. “I like it down here,” he told Eddie Sefko of the Dallas News. “I would love a team down here.[…] It’s not all that far compared to Portland or Boston.”
But it is all that far if you are Portland, Boston, NY, etc. Not that I’m against expansion, but Cuban is inclined to support it if it adds a close ish team for road games.
I’d have Mexico City in the top 3 or 4 places expansion makes sense, regardless though…but I’d agree that Cuban hopes it would be there b/c it’s closest. I’d imagine Dallas has a tough travel situation, though not as tough as Portland, Memphis, and New Orleans
Tough travel situation? It’s arguably the easiest in the country. DFW in top 3 of all major airport categories, it’s center of the country.
But Mexico City too far for everyone north of the middle of the country.
The problem with Mexico city isn’t the distance. Teams have chartered (private) planes and a few extra hours in luxury is meaningless. The problem with Mexico city is two fold. One, it’s the most dangerous city on the planet. People who in America are considered middle class are potential kidnapping victims, wealthy athletes who everyone knows are on their way is like arriving in town with a giant bulls eye on the side. Problem 2, Mexicans are terrible at basketball. Not trying to be racist, but they lack the physique and strength to play American sports, especially one that requires height.
I think it’s funny Cuban “loves it down there” as everything he goes he has to hide all his wealth if he wants to come back in one piece.
Mexico is a landfill.