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On if Collins comes to him and says he wants to play for the Mavericks. Mark Cuban: “Fine. If you can play, you can play. End of story.” Dallas Morning News

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Mark Cuban: “Look, I’m not going to get into particulars. We’re going to be opportunistic and try to improve the team. I don’t see us signing just one-year deals anymore. I think we want to grab onto some people to be a part of a longer term solution and see what happens. … We won a championship with a ton of last-year guys. It wasn’t the contracts. Guys played hard, we just didn’t play well together. Like I said before, our basketball IQ wasn’t where it needed to be and it wasn’t about contracts.” NBA.com

Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, Owners 

Mark Cuban: “We’re not going to make a financial commitment just to make a financial commitment and say, ‘Look what we did.’ I mean, if there’s nobody there to sign that helps us, we won’t sign anybody and tell everybody exactly why we did what we did and deal with consequences. But we think there will be at least some guys there that we think can help us in one way or another, and we’ll see who they are and what we can do.” NBA.com

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Seeing his team fall 10 games below .500 on Jan. 9 after also beginning the year without Nowitzki for the first 27 games, Brand would assist the Mavs’ veteran leaders in staging a late-season rally to get back into the playoff conversation before finishing up by breaking even at 41-41. Now, Brand hopes to continue calling Dallas his home as the Mavericks’ front office tries to build a team capable of competing in the Western Conference. “You know, free agent-wise, of course I’d like to be back,” Brand said. “Like I said, .500 for this organization, that’s definitely a failure. I don’t want to be a part of that. It left a bad taste, so I definitely want to be here on a winning team and try to rectify what happened this season if possible." NBA.com

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Jae Crowder: I WISH I COULD'VE PLAYED IN THE NBA BACK WHEN FIGHTS WERE TECHNICALS NOT EJECTIONS.. LOVE HARD FOULS Twitter @CJC9BOSS

Dallas Mavericks, Jae Crowder 

J.R. Smith was serious, but had a hard time keeping a straight face during exchanges about Jason Terry. Still, Smith, who was suspended for Game 4 after throwing an elbow at Terry, got his message across. Smith was asked what he thought about how Terry played in Game 4. “Who?” Smith said. Jason Terry. “I don’t even know who that is,” Smith replied. Are you concerned he might to try get under your skin in Game 5? “Who?” Smith said. Jason Terry: “Who’s that?" Smith said. "I don’t know who that is. I’m sorry.” Sulia

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Eric Pincus: Mitch Kupchak asks spokesman John Black if should defer any Lakers amnesty questions to @Mark Cuban Twitter @EricPincus

Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Mitch Kupchak, Mark Cuban, John Black 

Dwain Price: "If guys can play, they can play. I don't think it’s a problem." - #MavsC Elton Brand on #Wizards C Jason Collins admitting that he's gay Twitter @DwainPrice

Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards, Elton Brand, Jason Collins 

We can only speculate what his role would be in Chicago next season if he resigns with the Bulls, which will have Derrick Rose back, but you can expect a number of other teams to consider Robinson on a multi-year deal. Teams like Dallas and Detroit could be in the market for a veteran guard who can handle the ball and score, but that will be much clearer after the NBA draft in June, when Trey Burke and Michael Carter-Williams are expected to both be selected in the first 14 picks. Other teams like Portland and Phoenix with money to spend and the need for guard depth could also be suitors. ESPN.com

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Chris Kaman: I do want to THANK the Mavs organization and the great fans for this season! U guys r great and the Mavs organization is top notch! Twitter @ChrisKaman

Dallas Mavericks, Chris Kaman 

Bernard James: Fuck Cali! Str8 up! Being here in San Diego just reminded me of a truth I had forgotten! Cali I sthe new south! Only the culture is designed to hide the racism. Out here of you don't have money you're shit! But being black you have to first prove you have money! Guilty until proven innocent basically. Twitter @iBall_

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With hopes of seizing that title within the next few years, Carter will once again concentrate on an offseason of conditioning to return for his 16th season ready to lead the Mavs back to the postseason. “I’ll say this, I accomplished my goal. Coming in as a young rookie, I said I wanted to play 15 years,” he confessed. “Why I said that? I have no idea. There’s a lot of great players who didn’t play that many years, and I felt like 15 years was one heck of a career. And now that 15 years is over, I woke up this morning like I can still go. You know, I can still play and I feel great. NBA.com

Dallas Mavericks, Vince Carter 

Vince Carter: “We’ll see. Some people are like, ‘Oh, you look like you can play five years.’ I don’t see five years. I don’t see five years, I’ll say that for sure. But I feel like year to year I’ll probably assess myself and see how I’m feeling. But if I feel like this, three or four will be good. Five years, I don’t really see that happening.” NBA.com

Dallas Mavericks, Vince Carter 

What will the asking price be for OJ Mayo this summer? ---> Steve Kyler: hefty, hearing Utah could go hard at him. Twitter @stevekylerNBA

Dallas Mavericks, Utah Jazz, Free Agency, OJ Mayo 

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash believes he knows why the Dallas Mavericks missed the playoffs this year for the first time since the 1999-2000 season. “Obviously, it turned into a pretty tough situation to succeed when they had to sign all those guys to one-year deals,’’ Nash told the Star-Telegram following Monday’s practice at the Texas Military Institute. “You’re not only putting a bunch of new guys on the team. “But you’re also trying to put a bunch that don’t know what their future is together. So that’s a difficult situation.” Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash is very happy that his friend -- Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki -– is about to become a father for the first time. Nowitzki said his wife, Jessica, is slated to give birth to the couple's first child in the latter part of this summer. “I’m thrilled for him,’’ Nash told the Star-Telegram after Monday’s practice at the Texas Military Institute. “I told him how pumped I am for him and how excited I am. “It’s going to be such a thrill for him and Jessica. He’s going to be a great dad.’’ Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki 

“He’s got a big heart, so he’ll be a great dad,’’ Nash said. “The only advice I have to him is to know that it’s the hardest thing he’ll ever do, so it’s something you really have to work hard at.’’ Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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Dwain Price: Ex-Mavs and current Laker F Antawn Jamison on the #Mavs: "In the next couple of years they’re going to be another powerhouse, like always.’’ Twitter @DwainPrice

Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Antawn Jamison 

Rick Carlisle on OJ Mayo: opting out of his contract: “That was expected. I think one of the reasons he came, I think his market value was higher than what we gave him last year but to protect him against injury and stuff like that, we gave him the second year player option. This was all logical stuff and certainly no surprise.” Dallas Morning News

Dallas Mavericks, Free Agency, OJ Mayo, Rick Carlisle 

Rick Carlisle on Brandan Wright: The truth is Brandan is a very unique player, and he fits in with us and he fits in with our personnel. There are some teams that he really plays well against, and he’s been consistent. There are other teams where it’s tougher for him because of the physical strength and bruising type teams. But we like him. We met with him today and told him we definitely wanted him back here. But these decisions are going to come down to the money and the market. But he’s a guy we like.” Dallas Morning News

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