Mark Cuban is not happy with Kristaps Porzingis’ business reports.
The owner of Mavericks told the Dallas Morning News that a Bleacher Report story claimed that Mavericks “quietly measured the commercial market” for Porzingis “are not accurate.”
“They certainly smelled him,” an NBA assistant general manager told Bleacher Report. “I’m taking my temperature, because I know at some point it’s coming.”
The BR report mentioned that the Mavericks prefer to associate the former Knicks All-Star with a quality man, such as Andre Drummond, the center of the Cleveland Cavaliers. SNY reported that the Mavericks specifically contacted the Warriors for a potential deal.
Porzingis, 25, who signed a five-year extension worth $ 158 million in 2019, averages 20.5 points and 8.2 rebounds while recording 35.2 percent of the range. of 3 points in 17 games this season, since the return of the repair operation in January. a lesion of the lateral meniscus at the right knee.
A Western Conference executive told Bleacher Report that she “looked like a scarecrow” as she struggled to the defensive end of this season, adding, “I’m not sure the guy can guard anyone.”
This comment particularly annoyed the Cuban.
“And BTW, we’re not happy that there’s an alleged ‘Western Conference executive’ throwing at one of our players,” he told Dallas Morning News.
“There is no commercial discussion. I think they just used it as a way to express what they think about KP. ”
The Knicks assigned the striker 7-3 to Dallas while recovering from ACL surgery on his left knee – along with Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee and Trey Burke – in January 2019. The successful deal removed the pay ceiling space and compensated Knicks has two upcoming first-round picks, including this year’s Dallas selection.
Mavs (14-15) entered the Western Conference standings on Tuesday and “reevaluates whether [Porzingis] can really support [Luka] Doncic as the second option for a competitor “, according to the report.
“They hit the tires on everyone on their list who wasn’t called Luka,” a source told Bleacher Report. “You know [team president] Donnie [Nelson], I always play games. ”
Porzingis missed Monday’s win over Memphis with a tight back.