Happy first day of NBA free agent signings! There have been lots of rumors circulating and a few actions taken. Let’s take a quick look at what we know and what we speculate the Mavs will do before summer’s end.
Mavs sign Jason Kidd to a three year deal.
Mavs offer Marcin Gortat the mid-level exception.
Mavs sign Rodrique Beaubois to a two year deal.
This is going to be brief, mostly because the Mavs didn’t draft anyone that is a given at the NBA level. They sure like their projects with potential, though.
Rodrigue Beaubois = C
I’m giving the selection of Beaubois a C only because of where he was chosen and who was still left on the board. And this is what we’ll come back to in the future if this year’s picks don’t pan out. Dallas could have selected DeJuan Blair, Sam Young, or Chase Budinger.
These are the types of names Beaubois and GM Donnie Nelson will be compared to in the years to come. Nelson insists that Beaubois has stellar potential. Beaubois could really surprise us and put on a showtime clinic. I hope so.
