Thursday, December 1st, 2011 at 9:00 am  |  62 responses

Tyson Chandler Thinks He’ll Leave the Dallas Mavericks


by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni

From Tyson Chandler’s point of view, he will not get a chance to help the Dallas Mavericks defend their NBA championship.

The free agent center is convinced he’ll be playing for an other team by the time the season kicks off.

Chandler doesn’t foresee a long-term deal of his liking coming from Mark Cuban, and expects to sign with another squad.

From ESPN:

In a surprise development on the first day that NBA teams and agents could start talking about new contracts, Tyson Chandler came away convinced that his time with the Dallas Mavericks is coming to an end. “I really think I’m going to be on a new team come training camp,” Chandler said Wednesday night. “I’m really taking a hard look at all of my options, trying to see what best suits me … I would like this to be settled by early next week. I want to be in camp with my new teammates as soon as possible.”

Chandler maintains that staying in Dallas has always been his first choice, but he expressed disappointment that the communication between the sides was minimal from the end of the NBA Finals in mid-June and the June 30 deadline for extensions. On Wednesday, when teams and agents were allowed to commence free-agent negotiations, NBA front office sources listed New Jersey, Golden State, Houston and Toronto as the teams chasing Chandler hardest. The Mavericks have likewise long maintained that bringing Chandler back is their No. 1 offseason priority and that they were reluctant to talk about an extension before July 1 because no one knew how drastic changes to the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement would be at that time.

Despite the new, restrictive CBA, some team will offer Tyson Chandler a monster deal. And with the Mavs looking to get under the cap next summer, they may balk at trying to match that (to say nothing of trying to re-up other free agents JJ Barea and Caron Butler.)

Interesting times ahead for the defending champs.

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  • Jpops

    chandler doesnt realize that jason kidd is the one who made him function!

  • http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wizards/a-quick-guide-to-the-issues-of-the-nba-lockout/2011/10/11/gIQAon1ZbL_story.html unf*ckwitable

    Jtaylor you will wake up with a lit basketball in your bed and a Kobe Jersey nailed to your wall.

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    The Mavericks don’t need Tyson Chandler to win a second championship. They just need a center as good or better…

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    Which they aren’t going to find.

  • BigBlue

    Come to denver! there is already a good cast of talent surrounding the team, and with nene and k-mart gone managment will be working hard to find a new big man. not to mention they are also way under the cap limit so if they had to they could offer him a huge contract

  • DukeFromDeep

    @Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer… The lockout’s over..Enough with the caps already!!

  • aotearaw

    NBA Jam, lol

  • DukeFromDeep

    im gay

  • LA Huey

    @1982, they won’t update their rosters for this year’s edition but there’s no way EA can resist putting out another NBA Jam next year. I’ve been planning to hold off on buying another Jam until CP3, Deron, and Dwight settle down somewhere.

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    Co-sign niQ… The Raptors need to clear as much space as possible at the 4 and 5 spot. Ed Davis (for sure) and Jonas Valanciunas (question mark at this point, but well worth a try) are the future of this franchise. Can’t forget Demar DeRozan either, of course.

  • BBaller

    Come to the Spurs, we need some size!!!! Blair and Splitter just won’t cut it.

  • http://www.slamonline.com Max

    Cosign Wayno lol

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