Deandre Jordan spurns Mavs. *Update Apologizes to Cuban/Mavs*Update Cuban still mad*

[Alexander The Great]

The Los Angeles Clippers are trying to convince DeAndre Jordan to reconsider his decision to sign with the Mavericks after Jordan verbally committed to join Dallas last week, according to league sources.

Free agents are traditionally considered off limits once they strike a verbal agreement with a team during the NBA's annual moratorium period, but sources said that the Clippers have pushed to secure a meeting Wednesday in Houston for coach/team president Doc Rivers and possibly owner Steve Ballmer to make one last face-to-face pitch to Jordan in an attempt to convince him to walk away from the four-year, $80-plus million max deal he committed to with the Mavericks and instead stay with L.A.

Sources say that some Clippers players have been in contact in recent days as well with Jordan, who informed both teams of his decision last Friday and then flew to his offseason home in Houston.

Thursday is the first day teams and players can formally sign contracts once the moratorium is lifted. Sources say the Clippers, since Jordan's return to Houston, have been bypassing his representatives from Relativity Sports and have been urging him to take the Clippers' offer instead while there's still time.

Sources told ESPN's Chris Broussard that Jordan has told people close to him since picking Dallas that he's still "torn" and "unsure" about his choice.

The NBA's moratorium period at the start of July every year is designed to allow the league to calculate the precise new salary cap and luxury tax figures for the coming season. But teams and players are allowed to come to verbal agreements during the moratorium starting July 1. The first seven days of 2015 free agency produced a frenzy that has seen roughly 70 free agents come to terms on new contracts.

cmon man, have some got damn self respect

 

[muzikfrk75]

fukkin pitiful

 

[Houston911]

Is that legal?

 

[triplehate]

fukk that respect shyt begggggggg





better be some dap guarantees in that contract too

 

[Columbo]

Is that even possible at this point? Take your L Doc

 

[triplehate]

Is that legal?

No contracts are signed till the 9th

 

[NoMorePie]

He knows that if Deandre officially signs tomorrow, Pierce gonna be mad as fukk

 

[dh86]

I'd fire Doc as GM immediately and watch him quit as coach.

 

[MercuryHayes]

LA teams stay begging their big men FA's to stay

 

[god shamgod]

both L.A. teams taking mean L's this offseason.That would be hilarious if he actually changed his mind

 

[duckbutta]

Nothing can be signed until tomorrow...

If they did convince him there would be no repercussions from the league...

But if this actually does happen you can expect the next CBA to be on some "bring your pen with you cause once you say you will sign you will sign" steez...

Chris Paul come back to get his "woo" on or he still out in the bahamas balancing out a banana boat for Bron and friends?

 

[aceboon]

NBA fukkery, no other league gives us shyt like this

 

[QuarterCenturyLegend]

Might make you look bad as an organization, but hell, the contract hasn't been signed, so what the hell? Go all out. I've heard the Kings might be looking to back out of their trade with Sixers.... Unless it's concrete, why not?

 

[Th3G3ntleman]

Prolly gon need C.P.3 on his knees(noTaxman) beggin to try to keep D.J out there.

 

[puggle]

Doc's gonna have a fist fight with Chandler Parson for Jordan's affections.