ESPN sources say Clippers lobbying DeAndre Jordan to reverse his decision to join Dallas

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"This is something that I've never seen in my career, and I know that it doesn't happen very often," Parsons told ESPN.com on Thursday. "When a man gives you his word and an organization his word, especially when that organization put in so much effort and I walked him through this process and was very, very open and willing to work with him, it's just very unethical and disrespectful."

NEWSFLASH: Just b/c you're open and willing to work with him doesn't make Dallas' situation any more appealing.

Jordan confirmed to Parsons via a text message that "something in my heart is telling me to meet with them again" on Tuesday, and Jordan welcomed a Clippers contingent ....

TRANSLATION: Ok, so Jordan DID indicate with you that he was having second thoughts... oK

"He wasn't ready for being a franchise player. He was scared," Parsons said. "He was scared to take the next step in his career. There was no other reason other than that he was comfortable and he has friendships there. How you make a business decision like that is beyond me. How you ignore an owner like Mark who is in your hometown just waiting for a chance to talk to you is beyond me.

BUSINESS DECISION- to play for a non-champion or for a potential champion? And to make more money in LA, right? Business.

"I don't think he made a mistake. I think he'll be good in L.A. He's got a good team, he's got a great point guard, he's got Blake, but I think he could have been a superstar in Dallas. He could have been the man in Dallas. Never in a million years did I think that this was even a possibility.

TRANSLATION NEEDED- OK, so he didn't make a mistake, but he... made a mistake? Wait, what??

"I'll still be friends with him, but I can't get over the way that he's put our entire franchise in jeopardy.

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It's normal to get cold feet. It's normal to get second thoughts, but you don't back out of a commitment of this much magnitude this late in the game and just leave us high and dry."

TRANSLATION- Ok, so Deandre did something normal.

"The kind of guy that he is, the kind of guy I thought he is, would never do something like that," Parsons said. "That's tough for me to swallow, just from the fact that I know how excited Mark was. I know how invested Mark has been throughout this whole process. That's what I don't get.

NEWSFLASH: The level of Mr. Cuban's excitement has nothing to do with what is best for the player. Mr. Cuban should have known that verbal commitments are not final. Hey, Cuban, when you sold Broadband, was that a verbal contract you mouthed with Yahoo!?

"Be a professional. Pick up the phone. If you're not going to meet with him, pick up the phone and tell the guy that you're committed to what you're feeling, what you're going through and maybe he can talk it out and help you. But do not ignore the guy. Do not make him sit there and sweat it out. That's just very unprofessional. I can't get over that part."

"It's a lot of pressure," said Parsons, who had discussed with Jordan plans to play the rest of their careers together. "Maybe he got nerves about being a franchise player and having the pressure of leading a team. He's very comfortable in L.A. He can play behind Chris Paul, play behind Blake Griffin. That's what I thought he didn't want. Throughout the process, that's what he told me he didn't want. He wanted to take the next step in his career. He wanted to be the man on his team and build something special.

"That's why I was so into this, because it's the same thing I want. It's the same exact reasons I left Houston. That's why I thought was going to leave L.A. He was tired of being in the shadows. He wanted a bigger role. He wanted the attention he deserves, which is why it's so mind-blowing, because he's going back to the same exact thing that he wanted to leave for the last couple of weeks."

TRANSLATION: I left to Houston because I wanted to be the man. I wanted more attention. Because, at the heart of it, while I am a good basketball player (that is for certain), I am an even better w**** for Mark Cuban and the Mavericks franchise while being a delusional tool b/c I think I'm the lightning when, in actuality, I'm the lightning bug.

 

Let's see if Portions is really "the man" and can carry this Mavs team to the playoffs.

 

As a rookie he was a humble player, 2nd round pick, just trying to stick in the NBA. He focused on defense and hustle. As his role expanded and his modeling gigs started coming in his ego swelled. He started to play less and less defense and was more worried about flashy offense and looking good on the court rather than hustling.

He was like this in his last year in Houston. Dude looked at himself like he was the reason Dwight signed here (not Harden). Called himself the best SF in the Portland series then proceeded to get outplayed by Batum.

 

That bothers me too. DeAndre deserves some heat for this. He left Dallas hanging for 5 days and essentially screwed over that franchise. And the thing that really bugs me is that even when he knew he'd changed his mind and was going back to the Clippers, he wasn't man enough to call or even text Cuban and tell him. Parsons may or may not be right that DeAndre was too scared to be the man in Dallas. But he was too scared to act like a man and admit to the Mavericks organization that he was reneging on the deal. That's classless and cowardly. I won't shed a tear at all for the Clippers if one of their key guys goes down with a season-ending injury.

 

Have I missed any rad Cuban photoshops?

 

I think DJ was a punk, but since his actions were directed towards the Mavs i love it.

 

We dealt with the same thing with Bosh. Reason it wasn't as big a deal? Because (1) this was a verbal agreement, so understandably, it was more, but (2) maybe if Cuban would've had Plan B knowing nothing was official until 7/8, maybe he wouldn't have been in this position.

Ultimately, everyone looks bad, but I don't feel the least bit sorry for Cuban and Parsons and that franchise and Dallas. Only for Dirk- he deserves better.

 

I think we all saw the signs. I remember just-happy-to-be-here Parsons. remember that guy? The guy who had at least one tip dunk a game? It's funny looking back, DMO was actually more douchey than Parsons!

I blame Proactiv. Parsons' acne clears up and all of sudden he needs a larger role...

 

I wish people would stop comparing this to Bosh. It's not the same. We never got a verbal agreement from Bosh. And the Rockets were left hanging for a few hours, not 5 days. They still could've matched Parsons if they wanted. And they were at least able to go and get Ariza when they decided not to.

Now if Bosh had committed verbally, prompted us to match on Parsons, and THEN backed out to resign with Miami, that would've been a similar situation.

 

Why?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">With DeAndre Jordan going back to the Clippers, Wes Matthews's deal with Dallas goes from 4/$57M to a max deal: 4 years, $70M, per source.</p>&mdash; David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) <a href="https://twitter.com/daldridgetnt/status/619274538791141377">July 9, 2015</a></blockquote>
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

 

How do you know it was only a few hours? Maybe Bosh did tell them something .... because, you know, our GM isn't a media w**** like Cuban who has to reveal everything he possibly can.

 

Did they have to do that to keep him? No wonder he kept his word and signed there. He had 13 million extra reasons.

 

So much for lotto bound.

Hang tight Mavs fans. Do you remember the 3 J's era?

I sure don't... except for 2 of the Js fighting over Toni Braxton.




...And Wow. Just Wow.

This is like when the credits stop rolling, and you get a teaser that caps everything jusssst right.

 

I would like to know why Cuban didn't insist to Jordan that he call Steve Ballmer and/or Doc Rivers to inform them of his verbal agreement with the Mavericks.

I would also like to know why Cuban complains vociferously when calls are made against his team but says nary a word when the calls are in the Mavs favor. I would like to know why Cuban is shelling out $15M and $17M contracts to one-dimensional players.

I would like the answers to these.

 

El Oh El.

 

Mavs fans seem to be happy with the amount Matthews is getting paid. Whatever floats their boat.

 

LOL!!!! Awesome photo.

 

Players have every right to change their minds. Teams do it all the time. The REAL person getting off easy is Fegan for selfishly pushing his client to Dallas because of his "promise" to Cuban for not landing Dwight last year. Talk about shady. He pulled something similar with Parsons, but it backfired because the Rockets ended up better without him. Fegan is a arrogant snake, and so is Parsons. So is Cuban. DeAndre's own family didn't like how Fegan orchestrated his deal. That says everything right there