Trade & FA 2024-25:

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I wonder whether Grimes is a S&T candidate at $8.7M starting salary. He has not kicked on from his early promise last year. 10 of 46 games in double digits as a rookie. 37 of 71 games as a sophomore. Just 14 of 51 last year. I have aöways liked Grimes, but we need a reliable scorer not another Green/DJJ. So question is do you believe he can kick on again from his sophomore season and disregard last season.

Grimes is not a FA so SNT is not a thing in him being traded to DAL. A THJ-Grimes swap would be a July deal, presumably (once the new salaries and team payrolls kick in). His contract is $4.x, but since DET has tons of cap space, no salary match would be needed from their end (and from the Mavs end, 16.2 is bigger than 4.x).