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STORM CENTER: Dallas can’t land big fish
So, even after all the pleading from the Dallas Mavericks, DeAndre Jordan decided to stay with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Jordan put the deep freeze on his own agent, and the Mavericks, en route to signing a four-year, $88 million contract with the Clippers.
The pact includes a player option for the fourth year.
Here’s an interesting tidbit about Jordan’s choice from Robert Raiola, a certified public accountant from New Jersey who works for the firm O’Connor/Davies.
Jordan will be paid $3.8 million more by the Clippers. However, due to California’s high income taxes, his Los Angeles deal actually works out to $1.7 million less in the long run.
It goes to show Jordan’s deal doesn’t make the most financial sense for him.
And this further continues a mystery for me: Why don’t big-time free agents land with the Mavericks?
For the record, let me say my favorite team happens to be the San Antonio Spurs, and they signed prized free agent LaMarcus Aldridge on Thursday.
However, I’m not going to rub this in the face of the Mavericks’ organization and their fans. That’s because I’m simply perplexed by the whole situation.
Dallas is widely considered one of the most glamorous cities in the National Basketball Association, especially with a top-notch homecourt with the American Airlines Center.
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area had a population of 6,954,330 people as of July 1, 2014. That means the area has grown by more than 528,000 people since the 2010 United States census was taken.
The metropolitan economy is the sixth-largest overall in the United States, with a gross domestic product of $448 billion. Read more of this column in the weekend Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex produces a gross domestic product of $448 billion on average. The city is quite affluent. Still, the Dallas Mavericks’ National Basketball Association franchise has difficulty luring free agents here. (Courtesy photo from wikipedia.org)
Nearly 600 youngsters signed up for this season of youth baseball sports through the BSA. The group celebrated with awards this past week and introduction of all its teams. See all the awards and photos from the night in the mid-week Bowie News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.
Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.
Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.
See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.
Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.
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