00:00Look, I have to admit, I was pretty stunned by this turn of events because, and I realize
00:22people were talking about the agency switch and the 15 day delay and everything like that,
00:26but I thought the Mavericks were saying, Hey, maybe it's with Josh Green and the deal.
00:31Maybe it's just with the trade extension.
00:33We think we got a real shot at getting clay Thompson and perhaps still making a run or
00:37getting Derek Jones jr.
00:39With our most of our mid-level exception.
00:42So when I saw this, it, I have to admit, I was very surprised.
00:47The more you think about it, it makes sense.
00:50But just in a moment I was like, wait, what I try to be as honest as possible.
00:54So I'm going to be as honest as possible here.
00:56When I saw on Twitter last night, around 10 PM, before I went to bed, that the Mavericks
01:02had signed Najee Marshall to three years, 27 million.
01:05I said, who in the world is this person?
01:08I do not remember watching him play basketball ever.
01:12I did go to YouTube and watch highlights.
01:15And so he doesn't really look at all like Derek Jones jr.
01:19In like dunking the ball.
01:21He does like dunking left-handed.
01:22I will say that.
01:24So in that case, when you watch him dunking, it's a left-handed dunk.
01:28That looks like Derek Jones jr.
01:30Derek Jones jr.
01:31Is two more feet above the rim when he does it, which flies.
01:35But I do trust Nico right now.
01:39Nico had another plan in place.
01:42Mark Cuban never had another plan in place and it was amazing to us.
01:45Every year, I'm assuming this advisors would tell Mark, Mark, what if Dwight Howard doesn't
01:51want to play here?
01:52What if Chris Paul or Darren Williams doesn't want to play?
01:55He's like, nope, they're playing here.
01:57I already know it's a done deal.
01:58And then they would not choose the Mavs.
02:00And then the Mavs would be like, we literally have no clue what we're going to do.
02:03And it take them seven days to recover as the whole market was just gone.
02:09And then Mark Cuban would finally go, well, I guess since this didn't work and I'm blaming
02:13the agent and I'm blaming the player, I guess I will sign this dude.
02:18For example, one of them that ended up working out okay was Monte Ellis, but like they never
02:22liked Monte Ellis as a player.
02:24And they're like, screw it.
02:25He's the only person left on the market.
02:27We have money.
02:28Sign them.
02:29And it ended up being okay.
02:30But I will say, Nico, I trust him.
02:34He's been able to find a Derrick Jones Jr.
02:37Which when Derrick Jones Jr. was signed last year, it was later in this, he has not figured
02:43it out anywhere.
02:44And I'll tell you what, if the Miami Heat can't figure out how to use a player, we're
02:46not going to figure it out.
02:48And the Mavericks did.
02:49So even though I don't really know Najee Marshall and have only watched 10 minutes of highlights
02:54on YouTube on him, I have a feeling that Nico and the coaching staff believe that they can
03:00use that guy for 15 to 20 minutes a night in a positive way.
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