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The Mavericks have emerged as a suitor for Anfernee Simons, league sources say.

As @JakeLFischer reported yesterday, Golden State and Miami have continued to pursue the free agent scoring guard who finished last season with Chicago.

CtrlAltDelightfull | Minneapolis Lakers

56 | an hour ago

That would be a good get for the Mavs considering they have like 18 forwards on the roster

ImBackAgainWTF

5 | an hour ago

I know a team who has like a lot of guards right now

JalensTinyPPHurts | Mavericks

4 | an hour ago

I’m not sure he is unless we flip Klay.

We already have Christie who I’d prefer start at the 2.

a_moniker | Hornets

14 | an hour ago

Simons is way more of a PG than Max

WrongContract8489 | Mavericks

9 | an hour ago

Combo guard essentially

JalensTinyPPHurts | Mavericks

5 | an hour ago

Neither of them is a PG, which is what we need lol

We need a viable backup for Kyrie IMO, and that’s not Simons

a_moniker | Hornets

5 | an hour ago

Simons isn’t a PG, but he’s PG adjacent, which makes him arguably the best PG option left in free agency (obviously ignoring LeBron lol)

doordaesh | Super 8

1 | an hour ago

Simons isn’t a pg, but he is short

JalensTinyPPHurts | Mavericks

0 | an hour ago

I imagine with the aldama trade we could flip Washington for a solid PG.

I actually like Simons, I just don’t think spending money on him makes sense unless we flip klay

ormip | Mavericks

2 | an hour ago

There just aren’t any decent point guard available though.

Simons is the closest free agent left that can at least somewhat handle the ball and playmake

JalensTinyPPHurts | Mavericks

1 | an hour ago

We have plenty of guys we could flip for a solid one

ormip | Mavericks

2 | an hour ago

We can still make a trade after signing Simons.

a_moniker | Hornets

1 | an hour ago

And teams ideally need 3rd string PG’s too. Especially when their starter is an older player coming back from injury

Strange_Fault7965

1 | 23 minutes ago

I think between Ryan and Simons, it should be an alright PG rotation. I also expect Coop to do a lot of ballhandling duties as well.

imcryptic | Mavericks

1 | an hour ago

Simons wouldn’t start. He’d run the bench unit

StefonDiggsHS | Mavericks

1 | 28 minutes ago

Bench scorer for Simons he wouldn’t have to be more than a sparkplug guard and if we can get him for the MLE it’s a no brainer

msterling2012 | Mavericks

2 | an hour ago

I mean the assumption is they have something brewing to move some combination of Gafford/PJ/Naji.

Damezang | Trail Blazers

35 | an hour ago

Simons is a class act and has that lightning in a bottle scoring capacity. Hope he gets a good contract or at least a decent one for a contender.

cleo22270 | Heat

26 | an hour ago

The Heat are going to get a washed Bradley Beal and they are going to like it!

ChemicalPower9020 | Celtics

1 | 18 minutes ago

Hey man at least you’re not a Celtics fan 🥹

thaonly1guly

0 | 44 minutes ago

Yup! Because they are just wasting time waiting on LeBron’s decision while the rest of the quality players left are signing with other teams.

abippityboop | Knicks

14 | an hour ago

Remember 24 hours ago when trading him for Vuc was the dumbest trade the Celtics had done. Simpler times.

BSantos57 | Heat

14 | an hour ago

If it was just between us and GSW I was confident he’d choose Miami, but I assume Dallas has more money to offer and can also offer a good playing time opportunity so he’s probably going there, ah well…

ormip | Mavericks

2 | an hour ago

We still have our MLE

FastlySlowly

0 | an hour ago

I’d assume the Pistons are in on him too

ImTheBestNerd | San Francisco Warriors

8 | an hour ago

Dallas please go away 🙏

frank_muller415 | Warriors

2 | an hour ago

Yes and also Miami go away please

CantheDandyMan | Heat

2 | 44 minutes ago

No, you guys might legitimately get LeBron and AD to complete the Unc squad. He’s ours damnit!

LegitimateMoney00 | Knicks

4 | an hour ago

I’m begging the Heat to sign this dude lmaooo

Vicentesteb | Timberwolves

4 | an hour ago

He’d fit well for them on a small deal.

karldrogo88 | Supersonics

1 | 28 minutes ago

Totally forgot he was on the bulls lol

thaonly1guly

1 | an hour ago

I’m not expecting Simons to still be available much longer.

Miami is obviously wasting time waiting on LeBron’s decision while the rest of the quality free agents are signing with other teams.

StefonDiggsHS | Mavericks

1 | 29 minutes ago

Would love that I know he’s a fucking awful defender but we need scoring so badly lol

heat_fan_ | Raptors

-4 | an hour ago

From Luka to Brunson to Simmons tough times

StefonDiggsHS | Mavericks

1 | 28 minutes ago

Whaaaaaat no way???? We lost Luka and Brunson??? Huh??? All we have on the team is Simons?????

OrganicHunt952

2 | an hour ago

Dallas roster looking nasty though, Anfernee, Kyrie, Christie, santi, Cooper flagg, Morez Johnson jr, pj Washington, lively, Gafford, naji marshall, Sergio de larrea, cisse, Klay Thompson.

roddyb3 | Mavericks

1 | 23 minutes ago

From prime Kawhi to old man Kawhi tough times

ILoveTheKnicks69

-9 | an hour ago

From luka and brunson to anfernee simons 😂😂

[Stein] The Mavericks have emerged as a suitor for Anfernee Simons, league sources say. As @JakeLFischer reported yesterday, Golden State and Miami have continued to pursue the free agent scoring guard who finished last season with Chicago.