4:49pm: The Mavericks aren’t expected to be in the market for Rose after all, a source tells Eddie Sefko of The Dallas Morning News (Twitter link).
4:20pm: The Mavericks appear to be in the mix for Derrick Rose, according to Marc Berman of The New York Post, who reports (via Twitter) that Dallas is emerging as a “serious contender” for the free agent point guard.
Dallas was linked to several notable point guards, including Jrue Holiday, in the weeks leading up to free agency. However, there wasn’t a clear path for the Mavs to pick up cap room for a deal near the maximum, and the team used its lottery pick to nab Dennis Smith Jr.
If the Mavs are still in the market for a veteran point guard to pair with Smith though, a tentative deal with Dirk Nowitzki will make things easier for the club to accommodate such a signing. Nowitzki is reportedly close to finalizing a two-year, $10MM contract to return to the franchise. His pay cut should give the Mavs up to about $15MM cap room with which to operate, even as Nerlens Noel‘s cap hit remains on the books.
Rose, 28, is coming off a season in which he averaged 18.0 PPG and 4.4 APG in 64 games for the Knicks. He has been linked to a handful of teams so far this month, though one potential suitor – the Clippers – went another direction today, striking a deal with Euroleague point guard Milos Teodosic.
Not really a fan of this. Let Dennis Smith Jr start and grow!
Rose to Milwaukee is perfect
no no no. let brogdob grow and develop. rose can’t shoot or play defense, we gain nothing by adding him
We gain a player that coyld be an all-star every year if he was healthy. He is great when he is on the court. Little risk big reward!
his all star years are gone
He has one of his best seasons last year, fourth highest total points and ppg of his career.
Agree! Also gone for rose was his dreaming of a max deal a few years ago still with bulls! He tried to plant the seed for this in chgo by negotiating in press but no go. Sb interesting what he gets although he and agent will be disappointed im guessing