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Marc J. Spears ‏@SpearsNBAYahoo 49s50 seconds ago

DeAndre Jordan is telling friends outside the Clippers' organization that he is returning to LA, a source said.

cubes

 

[TheSadRanger]

i guess this helps the celtics, but fuck this shit. jordan sucks.

How does this help? The top 7 is protected and if we start tanking it might be years before the Celtics ever see that pick.

 

[LyleLanley]

How does this help? The top 7 is protected and if we start tanking it might be years before the Celtics ever see that pick.

Unprotected in 2021 baby! That's when it'll be Danny's time to shine!

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Who is to say Matthews wants to play there anymore? Lakers look pretty good compared to the mavs now

Lakers don't have cap space anymore. Very few teams do now.

 

[Bread]

How does this help? The top 7 is protected and if we start tanking it might be years before the Celtics ever see that pick.

tanking doesn't automatically give you a top 7 pick, how would it not help?

 

[Tom Penny]

How does this help? The top 7 is protected and if we start tanking it might be years before the Celtics ever see that pick.

I guess we will see if Cuban is willing to basically ruin the rest of Dirks career...

 

[LyleLanley]

"Then They Started To Play Cards" Absolutely has to be the name of the eventual 30 for 30 right?

 

[demigod]

DJ can't be that stupid to go back to the clippers can he? Congrats on being behind cp3 and griffin i guess.

Maybe this is just another way to get back at the clippers and he'll end up signing with the mavs! Either way the spurs will spank both teams.

 

[LyleLanley]

This is the best night ever.

 

[ratcliffja]

"Then They Started To Play Cards" Absolutely has to be the name of the eventual 30 for 30 right?

That would be the first 30 for 30 I'd watch.

 

[Corran Horn]

Man its great when its not the Kings with all the drama lol.

 

[Josh5890]

This is the best night ever.

That reply was too funny.

 

[Andrew Korenchkin]

https://twitter.com/clydedrexler22/status/618957437479993344

Shit, Ha ha.

You tell 'em Clyde.

 

[bender]

I wonder if Parsons will still get to take over Cuban's sales operations.

 

[Josh5890]

Honest question, should Jordan at least allow the Mavs to speak to him one more time? He did give them a verbal agreement. I know that isn't concrete but I kind of think he owes them a face to face.

 

[LyleLanley]

Honest question, should Jordan at least allow the Mavs to speak to him one more time? He did give them a verbal agreement. I know that isn't concrete but I kind of think he owes them a face to face.

I think at the very least he should give Cubes a phone call

Spoiler

and tell him to go fuck himself

but I don't think DeAndre gives a shit about that. At the very least he probably owes Chandler Parsons a call.

 

[jmizzal]

The guy on ESPN pretty much said Mavs fans should go to DJ's house and let him know they want him LOL

 

[Daezuel]

This is the greatest offseason ever. Bravo everyone.

 

[Uno Venova]

Honest question, should Jordan at least allow the Mavs to speak to him one more time? He did give them a verbal agreement. I know that isn't concrete but I kind of think he owes them a face to face.

He's afraid to, he hopes they'll get the message without him having to face anyone.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Honest question, should Jordan at least allow the Mavs to speak to him one more time? He did give them a verbal agreement. I know that isn't concrete but I kind of think he owes them a face to face.

I mean, sure? But the writing is pretty clear on the wall. Mark Cuban should just save face and take the rejection via phone call or text instead of acting like a simp and begging DJ to change his mind again.

 

[LyleLanley]

😢

 

[DominoKid]

Honest question, should Jordan at least allow the Mavs to speak to him one more time? He did give them a verbal agreement. I know that isn't concrete but I kind of think he owes them a face to face.

fuck no. he don't owe them shit. it's a cold game.

 

[TheSadRanger]

Honest question, should Jordan at least allow the Mavs to speak to him one more time? He did give them a verbal agreement. I know that isn't concrete but I kind of think he owes them a face to face.

At this point fuck him, ya it wasn't going to make us title contenders but getting DJ was going to allow us to form a young core to move forward with for the future.

The Rondo trade + DJ fiasco will basically crush the franchise for years. It will take at least 3-4 years of tanking and acquiring draft picks to recover. That's just to get to the point of being a playoff contention team again.

 

[Josh5890]

He's afraid to, he hopes they'll get the message without him having to face anyone.

I would think a phone call to Cuban or Parsons at the very least would be good. They are adults after all.

 

[RedAssedApe]

lol...so they playing cards and video games inside the house now?

 

[dream]

Ramona Shelburne ‏@ramonashelburne 1m1 minute ago
Oh, and DJ and his family are scheduled to leave on a 10-day cruise tomorrow

DJ fleeing the country until the heat dies down

 

[bender]

I would think a phone call to Cuban or Parsons at the very least would be good. They are adults after all.

Common courtesy is dead, my friend.

 

[Uno Venova]

I would think a phone call to Cuban or Parsons at the very least would be good. They are adults after all.

Physically adults, yes.

 

[LyleLanley]

lol...so they playing cards and video games inside the house now?

Watching reruns of Shark Tank in which Cuban doesn't get what he wants.

 

[Josh5890]

DJ fleeing the country until the heat dies down

Mark Cuban is going to hire Somalian pirates to capture that cruise ship.

 

[panthapanda]

What if this was all a ploy the clippers decided to do to a western conference enemy just to make them weaker. They aren't that smart are they?

 

[Josh5890]

Common courtesy is dead, my friend.

Which will be proven when a Mavs player throws that elbow in the first meeting.

 

[Starphoenix]

What if this was all a ploy the clippers decided to do to a western conference enemy just to make them weaker. They aren't that smart are they?

It's the Mavs we are talking about here, not Golden State or San Antonio.

 

[LyleLanley]

What if this was all a ploy the clippers decided to do to a western conference enemy just to make them weaker. They aren't that smart are they?

Why would they go after the seven seed?

 

[bender]

What if this was all a ploy the clippers decided to do to a western conference enemy just to make them weaker. They aren't that smart are they?

That would be the argument for rewriting how free agency works.

Which will be proven when a Mavs player throws that elbow in the first meeting.

Who's going to throw it? Dirk? JJ? Parsons? Time to resign the Custodian.

 

[RedAssedApe]

lakers fans dont feel as bad now

 

[Ninja Scooter]

What if this was all a ploy the clippers decided to do to a western conference enemy just to make them weaker. They aren't that smart are they?

The Mavs weren't really much of a threat in the west anyway. That sounds like a pretty out-there conspiracy. I think more likely this was a case of a guy who couldn't make up his mind, and was pushed by his agent in a direction he probably wasn't 100% sure he wanted.

 

[jbug617]

Linsanity to the Hornets

 

[Josh5890]

What if this was all a ploy the clippers decided to do to a western conference enemy just to make them weaker. They aren't that smart are they?

As a Bulls fan I am still pissed at what Dywane Wade did to us in 2010.

 

[minusidea]

I've seen this movie before...

 

[Enron]

What if this was all a ploy the clippers decided to do to a western conference enemy just to make them weaker. They aren't that smart are they?

This is exactly what this is.

 

[SyenceLabb]

This is exactly what this is.

Even so, they didn't have to twist the knife

 

[slightconfuse]

The clipper holding Jordan hostage in house is amazing

One of the more entertaining. Off seasons

 

[bender]

I wonder what Delonte West is up to.

 

[TheSadRanger]

Why didn't Deandre just decide to stay in the first place........

Cubes is gonna go ape shit on this.

I hope Jordan looks forward to all those touches with Rivers, Crawford, Reddick, Pierce, and Stephenson on the floor. Not to mention cp3 and blake.

I can just imagine during practice cp3 is going to walk up to DJ in practice and whisper "Yo remember all that shit you caused during the off season, making me look like a fool who's hard to play with. I was on a banana boat in the bahamas with lebron until you fucked that up. Get ready to be my bitch all season long motherfucker"

 

[unknownstranger]

What if this was all a ploy the clippers decided to do to a western conference enemy just to make them weaker. They aren't that smart are they?

Dallas wasn't going to be much (if any) better than they were last year with him. Even without him though Dallas is right on the edge of keeping their picks. Teams with worse rosters than them are:

76ers
Kings
Nuggets
Blazers
Knicks
Lakers assuming Kobe gets injured.

They're right around the Timberwolves and Magic with their current roster. It'll depend on how hard Cuban wants to tank.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Why didn't Deandre just decide to stay in the first place........

Cubes is gonna go ape shit on this.

I hope Jordan looks forward to all those touches with Rivers, Crawford, Reddick, Pierce, and Stephenson on the floor. Not to mention cp3 and blake.

I can just imagine during practice cp3 is going to walk up to DJ in practice and whisper "Yo remember all that shit you caused during the off season, making me look like a fool who's hard to play with. I was on a banana boat in the bahamas with lebron until you fucked that up. Get ready to be my bitch all season long motherfucker"

Because DJ is mentally weak, and he let his agent convince him that Chris Paul hates him and that the Clippers don't appreciate him and that he'd be better off in Dallas.

 

[FTF]

Best defense the Clippers have played all year.

lol omg this thread is amazing.

 

[BatiGOOOOOOL]

As a Spurs fan I strongly dislike Cuban and the Mavs, but this is beyond classless from Jordan and the Clippers. Now Dallas probably has to reboot their team because of this fucking man child that lied to them. Disgusting.

 

[bender]

Dallas wasn't going to be much (if any) better than they were last year with him. Even without him though Dallas is right on the edge of keeping their picks. Teams with worse rosters than them are:

76ers
Kings
Nuggets
Blazers
Knicks
Lakers assuming Kobe gets injured.

They're right around the Timberwolves and Magic with their current roster. It'll depend on how hard Cuban wants to tank.

Give Chandler and Wes the year off to recover. The Mavs could easily be one of the worst teams.