07-13-2022, 05:38 PM
(07-13-2022, 05:22 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: So the “late August” thing has been mentioned quite a few times around here. When it was first said, there was lots of speculation about Wood being available around that time. That would be 1 reason there is a holdup. There was no other speculation beyond that though.
What if the holdup is from the other team waiting for a player to be available then? There’s got to be more players that fit that criteria right? Does anyone know who those players might be? Seeing those names might help some dot connections. That type of deal could still be “muddied” from the KD sweepstakes too.
The late August thing is way overblown imo.
It began with Skin's throwaway mention of some of the expiring contracts the Mavs could pile together if needed - he first started by talking about Powell and how he's not needed and is an expiring, then slid into a mention of other expiring contracts (Wood, who can be aggregated Aug 23, and Kleber). Also tossed THJ into the pot of pieces they could use. But later he talked about the value of Wood and Kleber to the Mavs this season, which basically contradicted any idea of them being used in a trade.
Later the newbs (Mavs-wise) he was talking with asked him when a big trade ahead would happen, would it be during the season, and he said he figures anything would happen by the end of August. That's just a knowledgeable person's timeline, because it's the practical limit to get someone here to be part of the start of things for 2022-23, since a team starts assembling players and working together in Sept.
With 2 mentions of August, it had many writing down "August trade is coming!" I don't think he really thinks that, however.