JKidd has just been picked and blocked by a “B Team” forward. Things just hit the fan.  Devean George has control of his contract and he can veto the trade if he does not like how it will turn out.

“After Dallas beat Portland on Wednesday night, Mavs coach Avery Johnson said there was “zero” chance the deal would get done, but added that was “as of now.”

George then said there’s still a chance things can be worked out. He was waiting to meet with his agent, Mark Bartelstein, to discuss their options.

“We’re not trying to hold things up or be difficult, but just like teams make tough decisions all the time — about cutting players or making trades — they do what’s best for their team, and it’s my obligation to do what’s best for Devean,” Bartelstein said during the game. “You don’t want to stop teams from doing their business, but we don’t feel like it makes sense at this time.”

Whether this is a setback or a deal-breaker will be determined in the coming days. The trade deadline is the afternoon of Feb. 21″

The Nets want expiring contracts so they can free up the cash flow in the next coming years, and the thing is the Mavs really have no one else to put up with a small expiring contract. So that means two things. Both the Mavs and Nets are going to have to put up more players from both sides so that the cash flow is allocated correctly, and that the contracts some what match. The second would just be a death to this trade.

In my opinion I think this will still happen no matter what. Cuban wants him bad, he wants a ring bad. To me it is a bad business move on his part. He wants instant gratification, instead of being patient. But I understand his urgency; Dirk is not getting any younger so if they want to get the most out of him they need to put players around him that match his skill level, no matter the age.

Ill say it now, THIS TRADE WILL HAPPEN.  Devean George is using this to his advantage that all this is, it’s a bargaining chip. He is doing this because he wants, and needs to get more out of this for himself.

Read more info over at EPSN.COM
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3244818

Tags: Dallas Mavs, Jason Kidd, New Jersey Nets

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