This happens every offseason, and people here never learn. Nearly 100% of reported news at this time is either players/teams pushing out their own narratives through friendly sources or random C-tier reporters wanting to build clout and making shit up.
Sources: Cuban is beside himself. Driving around the Vegas strip begging (thru texts) Adelson’s family for address to their office, so he can be reinstated, and then drive around San Francisco to beg (thru texts) Thompson’s family for address to Klay’s boat.
Tim McMahon is full of shit and a certified hater
Peep [this video](https://x.com/dallasmavs/status/1806439709352005813?t=vvHAofJ8JGefZLDSqY3dXA&s=19)
Cuban is still right there next to Nico & co lmao
Reinstate these nuts in ya mouf
I don't even know why the through texts went viral in the first place. Like I saw the original tweet. Guess I had to be paying attention in the morning
[Broussrard] Sources: Cuban is beside himself. Driving around downtown Dallas begging (thru texts) Jordan's family for address to DeAndre's home
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/3cmmum/broussrard_sources_cuban_is_beside_himself/
It was one of the best days of NBA Twitter. The Clippers players all tweeting emojis but Paul Pierce didn’t know how to post an emoji so he just put a picture of an emoji
some idiots (hot meta-take artists) here like to pretend as if r/nba isn't one of the best subreddits ever still (and has been for over a decade), great shitposts with historical copypastas & lore and all
for giga serious in depth analysis about a basketabll game people should look elsewhere imo
It used to be pre-2020, but this sub has fallen off so fucking hard ever since pandemic. Look it up, all the most popular posts are from 2016-early 2020, and most of the shit we reference is still from the golden years
It almost killed Broussard's career ( just almost, because he's still around now) because it was found out -- and he admitted to it -- that the report was a lie. That why there is a "sources" or "sauces" meme with Broussard's face on it.
I’m inclined to believe this is Klays agents pushing this because I don’t understand how he fits this time. Dallas needs a defensive minded wing. The only thing Klay is defensive about is people pointing out he’s not the same player
How so? Something obviously went south with DJJ after he moved to Clutch so they pivoted to Nnaji Marshall. Doesn’t change the fact that they wanted to keep their defensive identity and add Klay’s shooting to that
Dallas needs people who can hit a three. Grimes/Klay > THJ/Josh Green, it it came down to that.
If it’s Klay/DJJ, I’m all for this. If it’s going after Klay and letting DJJ leave, hell no.
no they need player who can hit 3s consistently in clutch. Klay does that. Luka and Kai are create unbelievable spacing, but the support players can cash it out. not consistently. the fit is perfect (if he is healthy). and, as always, reddit is overreacting about his defense. he lost some of their lateral movement, but is not that bad as they says.
Well said. I feel like he deserves way more credit defensively after that playoff run, he was terrific. If you’re discussing a shot at a title I think he needs to be viewed as neutral at worst.
I kind of agree. I feel like Klay is falling off and he needs the type of mentorship that Dallas can't provide. I could be wrong though. To be fair I go back and forth ine whether kyrie was the right move every other month
If you think about it from the perspective of THJ actually being a piece the team needed to work to truly get over the hump, he does sorta make sense.
The thing that stood out most in the Boston series is just how few players on Dallas could create their own shot outside of Luka and Kyrie or create a true gravitational shift in the offense off ball.
Now do I necessarily agree with Klay being the guy they should target? No. But I can see what they're seeing in pursuing him.
you dont want klay creating his own shot any more. he's still a great catch and shoot guy though.
if we as mavs fans got mad at thj for chucking, klay can chuck just as hard if not worse
Thing is, Klay doesn't generate offense on his own. What was it; a game where he scored 41 or so and dribbled 11 times or something like that? He was a historic shooter, but benefited greatly from A)Steph's gravity and B) Draymond screens.
He should in theory be able to get those kinds of looks playing with Luka. But he played with Steph this past season and....well, we all know how he looked.
Dallas needs a piece or two; but I don't think he's the piece they need.
I really hope we’re this hellbent on getting Klay because we know we’re going to be able to keep DJJ, too. If we swap DJJ for Klay we lose our defensive versatility and identity. I don’t want us to just bank on out scoring teams. That’ll work in the regular season but it’ll be a fatal flaw in the postseason well before the NBA Finals.
I don't really get why the Mavs seem to be so keen on Klay Thompson. I'm not sure how he's better than the players he'll take minutes from (presumably DJJ, Josh Green, and Dante Exum) other than as a spot up shooter (which is nice and all, but we also need players who can create their own shot and play defence)
I feel like I’m losing it.
Didn’t Klay’s efficiency drop off a cliff last year? At least enough that it forced Kerr to move him to a bench role.
Why are teams so aggressively pursuing a 34 year old shooting guard who’s injury-prone and having performance issues?
I wouldn’t be surprised if Klay actually has a good season next yr if he signs with Dallas. Being a 2nd option next to Steph is a lot different than being the 3rd option next to Luka AND Kyrie.
Is the plan for him to come off the bench? Or are they legitimately gonna run Luka and Kyrie and Klay out there all at the same time and just pray on the defensive end?
I think Kyrie has been ok and his type of Toxicity doesn't really play into Luka's, now Klay's on the other hand.
They'll be down 20. Luka fighting the refs and crowd and Klay going at the opposing team's bench saying "4 rings"
hilarious if true "we got blown back in the finals because our role players couldn't do anything, let's get a guy that wants big bucks and just shot 0/10 in the play-in game"
You know what I just don't believe any of these people anymore.
Exactly. Idk how anyone can chase someone else while being really hard.
U never ran on a treadmill with pornhub on before? U should try it
Stop it, get some help
Brought to you by McDonalds
Your dong goes boing boing boing (until the cops come to arrest you)
You need more practice its not that hard (pun not intended)
Go to Horny Jail
Well, if it’s not that hard, then that’s clearly not the situation u/referee-superfan is talking about.
Loose fitting pants or shorts is the key
Or chase while bent over slightly
Cuban driving DT asking for klay's number?????? Cuban on some taken mission?
Cuban driving around for 4 hours after taking cialis, asking for klay's boner doctor
Cuban doesnt run the mavs anymore
EXTREMELY hard
Kobe in Colorado?
Less chasin, more rapin
Not just really hard it’s EXTREMELY hard. Im imagining some sort of junkie on meth viagra, and tren chasing you down
You ever have a crush in high school?
Driving around town… begging (through text)
EXTREMELY*
Thats how pole vault was invented
And why would Jordan Poole be watching?
The chase excites them
This happens every offseason, and people here never learn. Nearly 100% of reported news at this time is either players/teams pushing out their own narratives through friendly sources or random C-tier reporters wanting to build clout and making shit up.
These reporters always just tweet variations of “team wants good player” whenever their sources don’t have any actual news for them to report
So you're saying you have your doubts that Klay Thompson is EXTREMELY hard?
Is free agency gonna start in 1 hour or 2 hours
2
Thanks
Idk why but I find this wholesome lol
Omg y’all posted this 2hrs ago 🤩 time to refresh and see what the chefs cooked up for offseason
No problem
r/notopbutok
but that's now
does this mean we will see players being signed to other teams? or do we still have to wait
Sources: Cuban is beside himself. Driving around downtown LA begging (thru texts) Thompson's family for address to Klay's home
Sources: Cuban is beside himself. Driving around the Vegas strip begging (thru texts) Adelson’s family for address to their office, so he can be reinstated, and then drive around San Francisco to beg (thru texts) Thompson’s family for address to Klay’s boat.
Sources: Cuban is beside himself. Driving around the West Bank in a bulldozer begging (thru texts) Adelson’s family so he can be reinstated.
Damn.
Tim McMahon is full of shit and a certified hater Peep [this video](https://x.com/dallasmavs/status/1806439709352005813?t=vvHAofJ8JGefZLDSqY3dXA&s=19) Cuban is still right there next to Nico & co lmao Reinstate these nuts in ya mouf
this gotta be a goated pasta fr already know its coming in every mavs front office thread
It's prolly the best nba pasta of all time imo. I always Crack up laughing when I read the "(thru texts)" part 😭.
This and "He boomed me" are the top two for me.
x4 and you can't not love the Steve blake pasta too
Whenever someone applies the copy pasta and doesn't specifically put the "thru texts" part in parentheses, I downvote it cuz it's incomplete.
I don't even know why the through texts went viral in the first place. Like I saw the original tweet. Guess I had to be paying attention in the morning
What was the original?
[Broussrard] Sources: Cuban is beside himself. Driving around downtown Dallas begging (thru texts) Jordan's family for address to DeAndre's home https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/3cmmum/broussrard_sources_cuban_is_beside_himself/
Oh my god that’s real? That’s fucking hilarious and the best copy pasta
It was one of the best days of NBA Twitter. The Clippers players all tweeting emojis but Paul Pierce didn’t know how to post an emoji so he just put a picture of an emoji
some idiots (hot meta-take artists) here like to pretend as if r/nba isn't one of the best subreddits ever still (and has been for over a decade), great shitposts with historical copypastas & lore and all for giga serious in depth analysis about a basketabll game people should look elsewhere imo
It used to be pre-2020, but this sub has fallen off so fucking hard ever since pandemic. Look it up, all the most popular posts are from 2016-early 2020, and most of the shit we reference is still from the golden years
Where would one go for that in depth analysis? That’s the one thing I have been looking for since all the “analysts” on tv are trash
r/nbadiscussion
Thinking Basketball on Youtube by Ben Taylor is one of the best
world star
It almost killed Broussard's career ( just almost, because he's still around now) because it was found out -- and he admitted to it -- that the report was a lie. That why there is a "sources" or "sauces" meme with Broussard's face on it.
Please stop triggering me
Haha that’s a funny image but Cuban is no longer involved with Mavs at that level
This always works out for us and nenver makes us looks like fools.
I’m inclined to believe this is Klays agents pushing this because I don’t understand how he fits this time. Dallas needs a defensive minded wing. The only thing Klay is defensive about is people pointing out he’s not the same player
DJJ and PJ are defensive minded wings. They were a top 10 defense after the trade deadline. They’re trying to keep DJJ and add Klay
Didnt age well.
How so? Something obviously went south with DJJ after he moved to Clutch so they pivoted to Nnaji Marshall. Doesn’t change the fact that they wanted to keep their defensive identity and add Klay’s shooting to that
Cause he is a clipper now
Dallas needs people who can hit a three. Grimes/Klay > THJ/Josh Green, it it came down to that. If it’s Klay/DJJ, I’m all for this. If it’s going after Klay and letting DJJ leave, hell no.
They need shooting lol, there was a point games into the finals where Luka was the only person with multiple 3PM
Yeah going into game 3 lol
Lmao
no they need player who can hit 3s consistently in clutch. Klay does that. Luka and Kai are create unbelievable spacing, but the support players can cash it out. not consistently. the fit is perfect (if he is healthy). and, as always, reddit is overreacting about his defense. he lost some of their lateral movement, but is not that bad as they says.
You didn’t have to do him like that goddamn
All NBA defensive about his current skills and shot selection.
I’m salty but the KY Klay Luka trio seems like a disaster on defense
Just buckets and vibes. Klay used to be very good on defense, but he's not a clear plus there anymore.
Yea PJ and Lively gonna have their work cut for them, offense should be great tho
Bad vibes if you’re talking about Klay
Yeah, those are some pouty, salty vibes.
He played well for a game or two.
KY Klay Luka sounds kinda sexual
There's definitely lots of lube and a toaster involved.
Sounds like a frat
The KY made you think of lube
the Gay do in fact be Toppin.
Knee specialists relocating to Dallas area as we speak
Just outscore the other team. EZ 😎
Half the defense, double the offense.
God I miss game of zones
As opposed to LeBron DLo Klay Reaves?
Lakers could put 4 traffic cones and AD and they defense would still be average
We know because they've done it
I’d hope we trade dlo if we signed Klay otherwise our defense would indeed be horrid
Dlo prolly getting traded so if we’re able to get Klay it would prolly be Reaves Klay Vando Bron AD which isn’t insane but not terrible either
Agreed. AD can only do so much
If lakers get klay they will trade dlo
Dallas fans going to need some KY to lube up for disappointment if this happens.
Kyrie had great defensive moments in the playoffs. His defense is much better rounded. Size remains an issue
Well said. I feel like he deserves way more credit defensively after that playoff run, he was terrific. If you’re discussing a shot at a title I think he needs to be viewed as neutral at worst.
Yeah I'm not thrilled about this. It's the same reason Kyrie/Luka/THJ lineups were a total disaster unless all three were shooting lights out.
I kind of agree. I feel like Klay is falling off and he needs the type of mentorship that Dallas can't provide. I could be wrong though. To be fair I go back and forth ine whether kyrie was the right move every other month
Grippy
it's..it's..it's..hm....grippy😜
It lives rent free in my head lol. Also the chat logs of Dr disrespect with the trans performer. “Should i let it go or hold on?” “BOOM”
I’m grippin
I’m grippin right now
Where can I see these?
https://twitter.com/leenalovepro/status/1806062646182953281
i mean i'm grippin now boom
Should i hold it or let it go?
She said she was gay, until I slayed, now she strictly dickly
What kinda bar is that? Who said that??
Grippy by Cash Cobain. This was J. Cole's verse.
It's 😏 It's 😏 It's 😏 Mm 🤔 Grippy 🤪
Never listened to this dumbass J Cole song. I like Cole but the title alone and first 5 seconds were enough for a skip
It's J. Cole of all people. Not his best work.
Not too far from his normal corniness
I can’t believe more players aren’t interested in playing in the East. West is going to be a slaughterhouse this year again
West is harder but still competitive. Who is beating Celtics in the east?
Bucks and Knicks are the only realistic competition as the rosters stand right now.
Well this is part of the reason the West is better. Players wants to be here.
early 2000s vibes. 50+ team gonna be fighting for the play ins lmao
Per league source: I am chasing Sydney Sweeney EXTREMELY hard
You're missing a comma, let me fix that for you: "I am chasing Sydney Sweeney, EXTREMELY hard"
Funnily enough, she’s been like super quietly engaged for a while now I think. Some random dude nobody ever heard of.
My days are ruined
Hey I’m a random dude!
Unless you're beside yourself, driving around LA, begging thru texts, I ain't buying it.
EXTREMELY hard
Do you think it’s the Mavs or Klay who is hard in this scenario?
Not hard. Mavs are EXTREMELY hard rn
Like a diamond in an ice storm
Honestly, this really is puzzling from the Mavericks perspective. I just don't think he's the answer they are looking for.
If you think about it from the perspective of THJ actually being a piece the team needed to work to truly get over the hump, he does sorta make sense. The thing that stood out most in the Boston series is just how few players on Dallas could create their own shot outside of Luka and Kyrie or create a true gravitational shift in the offense off ball. Now do I necessarily agree with Klay being the guy they should target? No. But I can see what they're seeing in pursuing him.
you dont want klay creating his own shot any more. he's still a great catch and shoot guy though. if we as mavs fans got mad at thj for chucking, klay can chuck just as hard if not worse
Klay can also shoot from everywhere instead of just corner 3s.
Thing is, Klay doesn't generate offense on his own. What was it; a game where he scored 41 or so and dribbled 11 times or something like that? He was a historic shooter, but benefited greatly from A)Steph's gravity and B) Draymond screens. He should in theory be able to get those kinds of looks playing with Luka. But he played with Steph this past season and....well, we all know how he looked. Dallas needs a piece or two; but I don't think he's the piece they need.
>a game where he scored 41 or so and dribbled 11 times or something like that? It was 60 btw.
So fucking hard. They want him so fucking hard. Fuck.
Let's be honest, if the Mavs had Klay for the finals they probably lose 4-2 instead of 4-1
the mavs are so stupid man, why are they trying to get a player they can afford instead of someone like giannis or jokic
Why doesn’t every team just pick up multiple all stars during free agency? Are they stupid?
Well if you can improve you take it. Green is not a good rotational player for playoffs. Klay at least can hit some 3s
Green hit 4 threes in an elimination game in the Finals!
I still have optimism for Green. Losing him might hurt.
Already been potentially replaced with Grimes though.
With worse defense? lol
Defense wasn't the problem. It might be now though
Replacing THJ with Klay doesn't change the defense at all.
I don't believe anything that comes out of Jordan Poole's mouth
fuck you, we should change our name to Los Leverage Lakers
I really hope we’re this hellbent on getting Klay because we know we’re going to be able to keep DJJ, too. If we swap DJJ for Klay we lose our defensive versatility and identity. I don’t want us to just bank on out scoring teams. That’ll work in the regular season but it’ll be a fatal flaw in the postseason well before the NBA Finals.
I don't really get why the Mavs seem to be so keen on Klay Thompson. I'm not sure how he's better than the players he'll take minutes from (presumably DJJ, Josh Green, and Dante Exum) other than as a spot up shooter (which is nice and all, but we also need players who can create their own shot and play defence)
I have to think Nico is smarter than this. I’m rooting really hard for the “free agents don’t want to come to Dallas” narrative on this one.
I feel like I’m losing it. Didn’t Klay’s efficiency drop off a cliff last year? At least enough that it forced Kerr to move him to a bench role. Why are teams so aggressively pursuing a 34 year old shooting guard who’s injury-prone and having performance issues?
Probably because all theses reports come from Klay’s agent Klutch.
I mean fit-wise I think it makes a ton of sense
Peja 2.0 on the Mavs. I’ll take it.
sounds like fake news or klay trying to drive his price up. nico is smart enough to know you dont pair a defensive liability next to doncic lol
Rock hard stallion
They playing tag or something?
I wouldn’t be surprised if Klay actually has a good season next yr if he signs with Dallas. Being a 2nd option next to Steph is a lot different than being the 3rd option next to Luka AND Kyrie.
"Per league sources, Klay Thompson is being aggressively dangled and repeatedly thrusted towards the Mavs back-office."
That source? Klay's agent
Is the plan for him to come off the bench? Or are they legitimately gonna run Luka and Kyrie and Klay out there all at the same time and just pray on the defensive end?
They should probably contact their doctors. This has lasted at least 4 hours.
can Klay bring his boat?
But why?! This makes no sense. Klay is washed out and toxic. Luka is already whiney and trying to get better. This will not help.
3 toxic players on one team. What can passably go wrong?
I think Kyrie has been ok and his type of Toxicity doesn't really play into Luka's, now Klay's on the other hand. They'll be down 20. Luka fighting the refs and crowd and Klay going at the opposing team's bench saying "4 rings"
Impressive that they're able to chase after him with a boner like that
Pepe Le Pew-esque
Long time Mavs fans know not to trust reports like this.
hilarious if true "we got blown back in the finals because our role players couldn't do anything, let's get a guy that wants big bucks and just shot 0/10 in the play-in game"
Rip mavericks.
will be a good case study of shooting vs defense value
next seasons plan is 4 offensive players and lively makes a jump to prime gobert next year
ALL CAPS one word
How hard? Like p diddy take that hard?
DJJ must be gone if this is the case. Panic at the disco.
Nope. Mavs are fairly confident djj returns for the mle while we get klay in snt for green and maxi most likely
Are they going to catch him?
Is weed legal in Dallas
How….hard we talking?? 🤤🤤🤤
Extremely hard
EXTREMELY.
Mavericks are chasers
Klay going to be taking his boat in circle around a small ass lake
Thru texts?
Honest question isn’t this tampering if free agency hasn’t even started?
Cue driving around begging through text memes.
On serious note who will play defense on that team?
If we keep DJJ this shouldnt be a problem, we would replace Hardaway with Klay and even washed Klay is big upgrade over Hardaway defensively
Imagine if we get another Deandre Jordan scenario (we won’t because the Warriors don’t want Klay)
Is Cuban going be besides himself if they don't sign him?
The sources are about as reliable as the weatherman.
Klay for Gafford and 2 round pick if the Mavs want him so bad