Corey Brewer signs with mavs

k-money · Mar 3, 2011

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6178477

DALLAS -- Corey Brewer cleared waivers on Thursday and signed with the Mavericks, who expect him to be a defensive difference-maker this season.

They also believe he has potential to develop into much more than that.

"He's got an opportunity to help us this year," coach Rick Carlisle said. "This is one of those situations where, at this point, if we can get a guy who can help us situationally or if he even ends up playing more, if he can help us get one stop at the right time, it's a good move for us."

Brewer, a 6-foot-9, 188-pound swingman who was the seventh overall pick in the 2007 draft, drew interest from about a dozen teams after receiving a buyout from the New York Knicks this week, days after moving from Minnesota in the Carmelo Anthony trade.

Carlisle said other teams offered more money than the Mavericks, who sources told ESPN.com's Marc Stein will sign Brewer to a deal worth between $7 million and $8 million over three years.

Brewer, who turns 25 on Saturday, fills a void for the Mavericks as a long, tenacious wing defender. He could play a key role in playoff series against the Lakers' Kobe Bryant, Spurs' Manu Ginobili or Thunder's Kevin Durant.

"He's different in terms of his body type than any guy that we have," Carlisle said. "He's a deceptively tall kid, has got long arms. I think probably his tenacity is as, or more, important than any of those other attributes."

Carlisle also pointed out that Brewer has a winning pedigree despite having spent the last three-plus seasons on a Western Conference bottom-feeder in Minnesota. Brewer starred for two NCAA title teams at Florida, earning Most Outstanding Player honors in the 2007 Final Four.

"If we didn't like his upside and what he's done in his career to this point, we wouldn't be pursuing him like we have," Carlisle said. "It's a very good move for the franchise, both short- and long-term. We're talking about a young kid that's got a chance to continue to get better."
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glad to see brewer will get minutes on a team heading to the playoffs.

Pull_Up_3 · Mar 3, 2011

Good signing for the mavs

sw847 · Mar 3, 2011

damn that just made the mavs that much deeper.

now they have the matrix and brewer coming off the bench. that is scary.

k-money · Mar 3, 2011

sw847 said: ↑

damn that just made the mavs that much deeper.

now they have the matrix and brewer coming off the bench. that is scary.
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dont forget terry and barea. hey didnt brewer break terrys face?

YaoMac09 · Mar 3, 2011

Got to hand it to the Mavs, they will go and do whatever it takes to win a championship. (Even tough I enjoy watching them fail )

desi tmac91 · Mar 3, 2011

k-money said: ↑

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glad to see brewer will get minutes on a team heading to the playoffs.
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Good luck in Dallas Brewer. He was inconsistent but he was a bright spot last season in Minnesota.

saleem · Mar 3, 2011

Their defense has improved. I can't stand them,but Cuban deserves credit. They could go all the way.

The Situation · Mar 3, 2011

I hate the Mavs but I respect Cuban, he's just a fan and wants to win. I still dont understand why the Knickerbockers let Brewer go

Rocket River · Mar 3, 2011

They better hope they don't meet the Rockets in the 1st round

WE WILL STOMP THEM!!

Rocket River

TriCkz · Mar 3, 2011

I still don't know why this kid was cut from the Knicks.. I just don't get it.

k-money · Mar 3, 2011

TriCkz said: ↑

I still don't know why this kid was cut from the Knicks.. I just don't get it.
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because he wasnt about to get many minute in new york so i guess they didnt think he was worth 7-8 mil.

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