Matthews sticks with reeling Mavs after Jordan rejection

Dallas owner Mark Cuban was predictably unhappy.

One of the reasons why Jordan supposedly wanted to leave the Clippers was because of a rift with Paul, who allegedly was upset that Jordan didn’t practice his free throws enough.

Lopez and Young said Thursday they both quickly committed to re-sign with Brooklyn, wanting to stay together after they played well down the stretch in leading the Nets into the playoffs last season. But it wasn’t like, you know, I heard that Blake put a chair against the door, which is hilarious. The kind of guy that he is, the kind of guy I thought he is, would never do something like that. But that doesnt mean that it shouldnt be looked at.”.

“We all walk into these conversations understanding that as with any business contract, its not a deal until the paper is signed, ” union spokeswoman Tara Greco said.

After that, on Thursday morning, Cuban went off on his Cyber Dust account. This is great – he should offer to be a third wheel for all Mavs fans! He did not mention Jordan by name, though it was obvious to what he was referring. The Mavs owner returned to his Galleria hotel where he apparently saw the same leaked reports emerge regarding Jordan’s intentions as the rest of the public.

What I have a problem with is the fact that he did not let Mavericks owner Marc Cuban know that he was having second thoughts or that he had ultimately changed his mind and chose to sign with the Clippers.

“I don’t know if DJ had decided or not when we got there”, Rivers said.

Parsons did confirm that Jordan had second thoughts a few days after their agreement. “I’m not going to get into what was said, what was done”. “That’s it”.

It really is not possible to say how considerably of a domino impact Jordan’s final-minute flip affected absolutely free agency for other franchises and players.

“Typically when a free agent leaves, the agent calls”, Rivers said.

Former National Basteball Association executive Stu Jackson wrote on Twitter that change to the moratorium system “is imminent”. And that’s all since Cuban chose salary cap flexibility over keeping key pieces of the franchise’s first championship team in 2011. Jordan should have at least shown some respect and and told Mark Cuban what he was feeling. Cuban praised Jordan’s ability and discussed the role he would have on the Mavericks during a radio interview.

Meanwhile, Sportsnet published an AP article reporting that Matthews already signed with the Mavericks on Thursday, right after the freeze was lifted.

Jordan met with several players and team officials from the Clippers at his Houston home on Wednesday.

It was set to be one of the biggest moves in Free Agency this year, but there was a problem. Jordan responded by saying thanks. Never in a million years did I think that this was even a possibility.