Trade & FA 2024-25:

[KillerLeft]

@MikeAScotto
Sources: Indiana Pacers forward Jalen Smith is declining his $5.4 million player option and will enter unrestricted free agency, @hoopshype has learned. Smith shot a career-high 59.2 percent from the field and 42.4 percent from 3-point range for the Pacers last season.

I might be getting greedy here, but I wonder...if the DJJ contract is on the lower side of what we expect, does that allow the Mavs to use the BAE or even the remainder of the MLE on this guy? Could he be had for that? Would the Mavs even be interested?

If the answer to any of the above is yes, does that open the path to moving Kleber (along with Green) even wider?