The Mavericks own the No. 9 pick in the upcoming draft and if they go with a frontcourt player, it could signal that the team is planning on adding a point guard this offseason. Jeff Teague could be a realistic option for Dallas this summer, the staff at The Dallas Morning News speculates. Teague will turn 29 next month and he could help Dirk Nowitzki make the playoffs one last time before leading the team’s younger players for the next few seasons.
Here’s more from around the league:
- David Blatt won’t return as the coach of Darussafaka Dogus, the Turkish team he led this past season, Sportando’s E. Carchia relays. International Journalist David Pick reports (Twitter feed) that several other international teams have interest in Blatt.
- ESPNs Michael B. Schwartz believes there’s a real possibility that Gordon Hayward joins the Celtics this summer. Boston can carve out the max space necessary to offer Hayward an estimated four-year, $130MM deal if it says goodbye to a few role players.
- Blake Griffin joining the Thunder isn’t a likely scenario due to the team’s financials, Schwartz contends in the same piece. Oklahoma City handed out massive extensions to Steven Adams and Victor Oladipo last fall and those deals will kick in this summer. Schwartz added that a sign-and-trade would represent the best way for OKC to acquire a top talent like Griffin.
B.Griffin a top talent? Haha, stay w/ the clippers.
he’s no question a top talent, injuries just hurt him.
And his attitude
Blake is a bum he can score inside and is fast but dude makes no one better around him and his D is soft. OKC needs to try and dump some of those crap contracts Victor O is just average but he can play a little D. Kanter and Adams are weaksauce keep Mcbuckets and try to keep Gibson
Even though Kanter is lost in the playoffs, I’d keep him and move Adams. Kanters numbers are better through the season. Try and move Adams, Singler, and Oladipo. Open up $47 million in cap. I’d go after Millsap and Gay. Sign Doug and Taj back.
Gay is a cancer…okc doesn’t want that!
I agree… so glad pacers didn’t get gay…. but Adams for guys in OKC…kanter can go… they just need one player that can add points to their offense… like… mayb Cadwell-pope…or Gordon Heyward… and they’ll be rite back in the running for the West out trade both and get Drummond…u have ah team that can compete