Showing posts with label David Lee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label David Lee. Show all posts
The Impact of David Lee for the Dallas Mavericks
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| David Lee is making an immediate impact for the Dallas Mavericks. |
David Lee in Dallas
by Da`Vince “Dino” Wright
First of all allow me to send a special shout out to the Boston Celtics. And before I get into this article and say, “Thank you NOT for using him up!” I know what your thinking, “How could a columnist start a story off like this?” Well the answer is simple.
Danny Ainge and his stooge of a coach kept him on the bench while Boston continued to stink up the joint. Flash forward to last Monday night. David came off the bench and scored a few points and grabbed 3 rebounds to change the dynamics of the game. Dallas has a few big men that settles for jump shots and hate posting up. David will be that change we need. He plays great defense, he can pass from the blocks and he can score in traffic.
If you go back a year ago to the Golden State Warriors winning the NBA Championship. The person Steve Kerr played in front of him was Draymond Green. Draymond struggled in the last 2 games with scoring, defense and rebounds. Kerr injected Lee and he brought life into the games. Sad to see that he was sent back to the bench and Green began to play better. The Warriors won the championship, but Lee was the forgotten piece to the series.
I`ve watched him since his playing days at Florida. He can play and he has an vivid understanding to the game. He`s a 2 time All-Star with career average of 14.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. Dallas struggles at rebounding and he`s the key to turning it around. Sad to see a good player fall out of the rotation on two teams that need him. Rick Calisle has to recognize time management and allow him to play his game. I can see him staying here for the long term.
The buyout from Boston was a good thing and the 2.1 million portion from Dallas wasn`t so bad either. The Mavs still has cap room to build but received a quality player to boost post play in the line up.
Press Release: Dallas Mavericks Sign David Lee
MAVERICKS SIGN FREE AGENT DAVID LEE
DALLAS—The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have signed free agent forward/center David Lee. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. In a related move, the Mavericks also requested waivers on guard John Jenkins.
Lee (6-9, 245) was originally drafted by the New York Knicks with the 30th overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. He spent the first five years of his career as a Knick before signing as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors prior to the 2010-11 season. He played five seasons with the Warriors before being traded to the Boston Celtics this past offseason.
The two-time NBA All-Star (2010, 2013) holds career averages of 14.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 30.9 minutes in 725 career games (494 starts) with New York, Golden State and Boston. Lee was named All-NBA Third Team in 2013 and was a member of Golden State’s 2015 World Championship squad.
The Saint Louis, Mo., native was waived by the Celtics February 19 and cleared waivers before the Mavericks signed him as a free agent. Lee will wear number 42.
Jenkins was signed by the Mavericks as a free agent on July 24, 2015. He saw action in 21 games for Dallas this season (1 start) and averaged 3.3 points and 1.0 rebounds in 9.2 minutes per contest.
© 2016 Dallas Mavericks
NBA Playoffs: Spurs Dominate Warriors at Home, Series 3-2
After allowing the young Golden State Warriors outrun them in Oakland, the San Antonio Spurs bounce back with their most convincing win in the series 109-91. The Spurs now have a 3-2 series lead.
The key to the Spurs win: Energy and Effort
Tony Parker: "Our energy was good. We got the 50-50 ball [and] that was huge for us tonight. It was a tough turnaround for us in game 4. We missed an opportunity at the end and we realize that. Tonight we played for 48 minutes."
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| Spurs take 3-2 series lead over Warriors. Photo credit NBA |
Tony Parker: "Our energy was good. We got the 50-50 ball [and] that was huge for us tonight. It was a tough turnaround for us in game 4. We missed an opportunity at the end and we realize that. Tonight we played for 48 minutes."
Video: Warriors vs Pacers fight goes into stands
Last night with 6:10 left to go in the game, the Pacers Roy Hibbert and David Lee got into a shoving match that spilled into the stands. Hibbert was ejected and four other players recieved technical fouls. There could be more suspensions to follow.
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