Pipedream Dying: The Mavs Have Lost Out On 2 Of Their Top 3 Free-Agent Targets As Whiteside + Batum Stay Home ... With Mike Conley Still To Visit Dallas
Pipedreams die hard. But at least this one is dying quickly.
The Dallas Mavs are losing Chandler Parsons to free agency but hoped to replace him with a comparable big fish and then add a second big fish as well -- the Double-Pipedream. The featured targets: Memphis point guard Mike Conley and Miami center Hassan Whiteside, with Charlotte forward Nic Batum as "Plan A-2.''
But Whiteside will return to the Miami Heat, he announced Friday on "The Players Tribune,'' writing, "I've played on eight teams since college -- from Reno to Sioux Falls to Sichuan, China.