The agent for Devean George said this morning that the 6-8 swingman has exercised his player option to remain with the Mavericks for next season.
That means George will be under contract for 2009-10 for $1.6 million.
That doesn't necessarily mean he will be on the roster come October. He remains a valuable trade chip if his salary is needed to make the numbers match up on any future deals.
Please Cuban, trade this guy. He brings nothing to this team. It is time to part ways with the Stackhouse and George’s of the NBA world.
ESPN announced today a deal that will bring Spain's La Liga, the most prestigious European league in the world, to ESPN for the first time. Contested by 20 teams and ranked as the top European league by UEFA more than any other European league, La Liga features several of the world's powerhouse soccer clubs and world-renown players.
"La Liga has become the preeminent soccer league in the world. Fans want to watch the best footballers in the world, and with Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Thierry Henry, Sergio Aguero, Ruud van Nistelrooy - the list goes on-and-on - we are giving them exactly that," said Eric Conrad, director of programming, ESPN Deportes.
Like other recent ESPN rights acquisitions, the agreement provides access to extensive content that fuel ESPN's multimedia assets. ESPN Deportes will provide exclusive Spanish-language coverage of more than 95 regular-season matches live and ESPN Deportes Radio will broadcast select matches. ESPN360.com will stream at least 114 matches, including all 95 ESPN Deportes matches live in English plus additional matches. ESPN2 will televise approximately 20 games and ESPN Mobile TV (on FLO TV and MobiTV) will also stream select games live to mobile devices.
ESPN Deportes and ESPN360.com will also have rights to Copa del Rey, Spain's domestic cup tournament and ESPNdeportes.com and ESPNSoccernet will deliver complete coverage including highlights and news video, original reporting, columns, match previews, player profiles and real-time scores and data.
1. U.S. vs. Brazil today at 1:00 PM on ESPN. Can the Americans pull of another upset??
The United States are one victory away from claiming a major FIFA competition for the first time if they can produce another shock against Brazil when the Confederations Cup competition reaches its climax on Sunday.
Real Madrid and Manchester United have finalised an agreement for the £80m ($131.6m or €93.9m) transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to the Spanish club.
United confirmed earlier this month they had accepted a world-record bid from the Primera Division side.
A statement on Madrid's website on Friday read: "Real Madrid and Manchester United have signed a final agreement for the transfer of the rights of Cristiano Ronaldo from July 1. The player will be tied to Real Madrid for the next six seasons and will be presented on July 6 at the Santiago Bernabeu."
Mavericks acquired guard Rodrigue Beaubois and a future second round pick from the Oklahoma City
Thunder in exchange for the Mavericks' 24th overall selection B.J. Mullens. Beaubois (6-2, 182) was selected with the 25th overall pick.
The Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe native appeared in 29 French Pro A games in 2008-09 and averaged 10.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals in 22.3 minutes per game. Beaubois showed marked improvement from his 2007-08 campaign when he averaged 5.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists
in 15.1 minutes per contest.
Mavericks selected forward Ahmad Nivins with the 56th overall selection of the 2009 NBA Draft and have acquired 45th pick Nick Calathes from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for the future second round pick of the Portland Trailblazers that the Mavericks obtained in a trade on June 24, 2009.
Nivins (6-9, 242) finished his career as the third-leading scorer in the history of Saint Josheph's University with 1,789 points. He was named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year following his senior season after averaging 19.2 points and 11.8 rebounds while shooting .612 from the field and starting all 32 games. Nivins was All-America honorable mention and became just the second player in A-10 history to lead the league in field goal percentage for three consecutive seasons.
