While the possibility of minor free-agent signings remains a possibility, the Mavericks probably are finished with trades and major acquisitions for this off-season, president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson said Thursday.
The Mavericks tried to work out deals with teams under the salary cap, but none showed interest in Chris Mills, whom the Mavs acquired from Golden State last week as part of a nine-player trade.
"The chances of a trade now are pretty much dead," Nelson said.
The Mavericks have 13 players with guaranteed contracts and that probably will grow to 14 on Sept. 5, when they have to make a decision on whether to guarantee rookie free-agent Marquis Daniels' contract, which is worth $367,000. They are expected to guarantee Daniels for the season.
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On the first day the Mavericks can make a move with one of their new players, they are hoping to find a taker Thursday – or at least before the season begins – for veteran swingman Chris Mills, who figures to have no chance of getting playing time this season in Dallas.
But team officials are not optimistic about their chances. And even if something does happen, it probably would not impact what the Mavericks look like in a month when training camp opens.
President of basketball operations Donnie Nelson said there was probably no more than a "20-percent chance" that the Mavericks would be able to move out Mills.
"We like our team right now, and there's no reason to do something just for the sake of doing a transaction," Nelson said. "We're 11 [players] deep right now, so we don't feel like we need to do anything."
He added that the Mavericks' preference would be to find a trading partner who would be willing to give up second-round draft choices for Mills rather than another player. To do so, the other team would have to be under the salary cap.
The more likely scenario is taking on a player with a longer contract.
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As the minutes wound down last night, and Steve Nash dribbled out of trouble, hit teammates with great passes and ran his team with aplomb, you knew Jay Triano was smiling to himself.
The Canadian coach had taken some hits for resting Nash in a 40-point blowout to the United States a night earlier in the FIBA-Americas Olympic qualification basketball tournament but his move had paid off,
Now Canada is a step closer to having a chance to qualify for the Athens Games. A well-rested Nash was at his best down the stretch as Canada defeated Brazil 101-97 in a thriller at Roberto Clemente Coliseum.
"We made a lot of mistakes and we didn't play our best but we showed a lot of toughness down the stretch" Nash said. "I don't know if we deserved to win by our play, but our hearts deserved to win.
"We learned a lot from the Argentina game (a four-point loss in the opening round) when we ended up losing down the stretch."
Nash made four straight free throws in the final two minutes and controlled the game as only he could as Canada ran its record to 3-2 and moved within one win of guaranteeing itself a spot in Saturday's semifinals.
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Mavericks Aug 2003 Archive
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | Aug 27, 2003
In an effort to best position itself for an Olympic berth, Canada strategically rested Steve Nash for 30 of the 40 minutes of Monday's loss to Team USA.
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Star-Telegram | Aug 26, 2003
A few scenarios continue to exist for the Mavericks, who are looking to tweak the bottom end of the roster.
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sportsticker | Aug 25, 2003
Dallas Mavericks forward Eduardo Najera of Mexico and forward Peter Gaurasci of Canada got a day off after their rumble in the first half of Canada's 108-72 Group A romp Sunday.
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Dallas Morning News | Aug 25, 2003
Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki suffered a minor sprain to his left ankle Sunday in an exhibition game in Braunschweig, Germany.
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Dallas Morning News | Aug 24, 2003
From legendary North Carolina coach Dean Smith, Antawn Jamison learned that unselfishness, organization and team chemistry win basketball games.
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Dave Del Grande - ANG Newspapers | Aug 23, 2003
Here's a big problem with sports today: There is much more information available than ever before, yet the size of your average fan's brain hasn't increased.
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Dallas Morning News | Aug 23, 2003
Travis Best received an unexpected wake-up call Thursday morning from his mother.
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Sacramento Bee | Aug 23, 2003
The Kings, moving to replenish their frontcourt depth, signed journeyman free agent Tony Massenburg to a one-year deal Friday.
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | Aug 22, 2003
A couple more moves could tweak the Mavericks roster that has 14-players under contract for next season.
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Dallas Morning News | Aug 22, 2003
Even as the Mavericks tried to upgrade their center position this summer, Donnie Nelson came to a quick conclusion as he scrutinized the list of available players.
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Dallas Morning News | Aug 21, 2003
The Mavericks could fill their opening for a backup point guard as early as Thursday.
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Dallas Morning News | Aug 21, 2003
The Mavericks could fill their opening for a backup point guard as early as Thursday.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Aug 21, 2003
The long-rumored trade of Heat forward/center Brian Grant to the Mavericks officially fell through when Dallas acquired forwards Danny Fortson and Antawn Jamison for Van Exel in the blockbuster swap with the Warriors.
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | Aug 21, 2003
The Mavericks released their local TV schedule for the upcoming season Wednesday.
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Contra Costa Times | Aug 20, 2003
On the day Antawn Jamison signed a six-year contract extension with the Warriors worth approximately $87 million -- the most lucrative contract in Bay Area sports history -- he said that he wanted to play his entire career with Golden State.
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | Aug 20, 2003
Bigger.
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Dallas Morning News | Aug 20, 2003
If the Mavericks were to start the season today, swingman Jiri Welsch would probably be the team's backup point guard behind Steve Nash.
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Dallas Morning News | Aug 20, 2003
Danny Fortson might as well have been a Golden State Warrior season-ticket holder for all the playing time he saw last season.
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Contra Costa Times | Aug 19, 2003
Sometime this week, Warriors General Manager Garry St.
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Contra Costa Times Columnist Neil Hayes | Aug 19, 2003
THE ANTICIPATION builds for the press conference.
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | Aug 19, 2003
Don't blame Antawn Jamison if he hasn't slept.
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Globe and Mail | Aug 19, 2003
Canada and the United States are going into the Americas Olympic qualification basketball tournament, which will begin in Puerto Rico tomorrow, with something to prove.
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Dallas Morning News | Aug 18, 2003
On Friday, the Mavericks agreed to an eight-player trade with the Golden State Warriors that brought high-scoring Antawn Jamison to Dallas.
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Dallas Morning News | Aug 17, 2003
He was supposed to be bad news personified – a contract that went on forever coupled with bad shot selection and a worse attitude.
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Contra Costa Times | Aug 17, 2003
Less than a year ago, Warriors general manager Garry St.
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Rocky Mountain News | Aug 16, 2003
The Denver Nuggets might challenge the Dallas Mavericks this season for the NBA lead in coaches.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Aug 16, 2003
Antawn Jamison's workout at Golden State's practice facility Friday was his last as a member of the Warriors.
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Star-Telegram Staff Writer writer Art Garcia | Aug 15, 2003
Antawn Jamison and Nick Van Exel are the kingpins in an eight-player trade between the Mavericks and the Golden State Warriors that was agreed on Friday night, the Star-Telegram learned.
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The Globe and Mail | Aug 13, 2003
His 5 o'clock shadow was more like half past midnight and his trademark fly-away hair was especially unruly, plastered against his forehead as if he had just walked through a car wash.
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Dallas Morning News | Aug 13, 2003
Single-game tickets for four Mavericks preseason games will go on sale 10 a.
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Dallas Morning News | Aug 11, 2003
Mavericks fans wanted a post presence by, oh, yesterday.
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New York Daily News | Aug 10, 2003
Mark Cuban, the outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks, claimed yesterday his recent comments about Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant were taken out of context and should not have been used.
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | Aug 10, 2003
Two of the NBA's most outspoken and misunderstood personalities -- Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and former superstar-turned-broadcaster Charles Barkley -- shared a stage Saturday afternoon, and their opinions, predictably, were unpredictable.
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Toronto Sun | Aug 9, 2003
Steve Nash was born in South Africa, lives in the United States most of the year and works for a Cuban, but he is all Canadian.
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Houston Chronicle | Aug 8, 2003
The deal was done, the contract signed.
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Houston Chronicle | Aug 7, 2003
Facing Friday's deadline to match the offer to keep James Posey or lose him to the Grizzlies, the Rockets reached a deal today with another defensive-minded small forward, free agent Adrian Griffin, sources familiar with the talks said.
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | Aug 7, 2003
The Mavericks might make that long-anticipated deal for a big man today .
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Dallas Morning News | Aug 7, 2003
If he had the chance for a make-up call, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he would phrase his comments differently about the Kobe Bryant case and its impact on the NBA.
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Dallas Morning News | Aug 6, 2003
The NBA office was not pleased.
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Dallas Morning News | Aug 6, 2003
Mark Cuban said that he was only addressing the realities of an increasingly media-driven, celebrity-obsessed culture.
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Associated Press | Aug 6, 2003
Mark Cuban denied a report in a South Florida newspaper that the Mavericks nearly completed a trade for Miami Heat power forward Brian Grant last week.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Aug 5, 2003
The Heat, which signed Samaki Walker last week, continued to replenish its front line by signing former Gator power forward Udonis Haslem on Monday to a partially guaranteed two-year contract.
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The Oregonian | Aug 3, 2003
Trail Blazers general manager John Nash says the team could make a trade today -- if it wanted to.
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | Aug 3, 2003
The Mavericks' off-season was once centered on signing one man.
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Newsday | Aug 3, 2003
Keith Van Horn may be the centerpiece in Scott Layden's plan to transform the Knicks into a younger, bigger team, but the former 76er is not the traditional center the general manager originally sought.
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Dallas Morning News | Aug 2, 2003
The free-agent hopes and dreams are long gone.
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | Aug 2, 2003
It was Saturday night and things were not going as planned for Nick Van Exel.
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | Aug 1, 2003
A month has passed since the NBA allowed teams to start negotiating contracts with free agents.
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