After what has transformed into a disastrous offseason for the Dallas Mavericks, the franchise attempted to shore up the point guard position on Tuesday by signing Deron Williams, as the team confirmed:
The effect of DeAndre Jordan's decision to spurn the Mavs and stay with the Los Angeles Clippers was obviously a major blow to Dallas. Team owner Mark Cuban essentially said outright that a failure to sign Jordan would result in a doom offseason, per ESPN.com's Tim MacMahon.
Somewhat overshadowed during the Jordan drama was Jeremy Lin signing with the Charlotte Hornets. The Mavericks had the former Los Angeles Lakers point guard on their radar, according to ESPN.com's Marc Stein, and their failure to secure his services left them scrambling for another option.
That's when they turned the clock back to 2012 and set their sights on Williams. NBA insider David Aldridge first reported the Brooklyn Nets were in the process of buying Williams out of his contract and then added Dallas would likely be his next destination.
As NBA writer Bethlehem Shoals noted, this move would' ...
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