Cuban: “I Know I Would Make the Same Deal Again”

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (NetsDaily)</div><div class='quotemain'>Mark Cuban, writing on the Jason Kidd trade, says he’d do it all again … but not for a reason you might expect: clearing cap space. He called it ”my personal deciding factor”. As for Devin Harris, “We knew he was a good point guard, with the potential to be amazing. What we didn’t know was how long that would take”. Cuban adds, “We would change our minds by the minute” and that it was once a four-team deal.</div>

Taking Mavs - Mark Cuban - BlogMaverick

Mark Cuban's Maverick State of the Union - Henry Abbott - TrueHoop

What 4 teams? I wish I had time to read this whole thing instead of skimming through it.

I also noticed that Avery was not completely against the Kidd trade; as he had veto powers in trade...that he obviously didn't use. Seems like he just had regret to me.

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ May 6 2008, 06:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (NetsDaily)</div><div class='quotemain'>Mark Cuban, writing on the Jason Kidd trade, says he’d do it all again … but not for a reason you might expect: clearing cap space. He called it ”my personal deciding factor”. As for Devin Harris, “We knew he was a good point guard, with the potential to be amazing. What we didn’t know was how long that would take”. Cuban adds, “We would change our minds by the minute” and that it was once a four-team deal.</div>

Taking Mavs - Mark Cuban - BlogMaverick

Mark Cuban's Maverick State of the Union - Henry Abbott - TrueHoop

What 4 teams? I wish I had time to read this whole thing instead of skimming through it.

I also noticed that Avery was not completely against the Kidd trade; as he had veto powers in trade...that he obviously didn't use. Seems like he just had regret to me.
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The four teams are not identified...but we can assume based on what was reported that Portland was one of them.

I think this is Cuban's attempt to let people know that Avery speaks with forked tongue, that he had veto power and didn't exercise it. Nelson has said the same thing in the past few days.

One thing I found interesting was his extensive discussion of how the trade helps their long term cap issues (assuming he doesnt screw up again). That would SEEM to indicate that JKidd aint gonna get an extension there either.

 

[ly_yng]

But if Avery had vetoed the trade, he would have seriously compromised his job security!

Sounds to me like he wants J-Kidd in 09, but not at current J-Kidd prices. This is just early posturing.

TrueHoop made the good point that you can't really call yourself a good GM for "clearing cap space" if you're the one who signed Harris to the deal. I mean, it was one freaking year ago, and it looks like a steal for us. Not sure why Cuban's patting himself on the back for making a mistake, then making the team worse to cover for it.

 

[Joey FistPump]

his pants are on fire.

 

[Kidd Karma]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Joey FistPump @ May 6 2008, 11:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>his pants are on fire.</div>

Haha, yea no doubt about that, and this summer when they make their moves to win next season, you will see how much of this is garbage. biggest name out there is Redd and he's inked long term. Maggette, O'neal are a couple other names with shorter deals.