Trade & FA 2024-25:

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Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine)
The Mavericks obviously must beat out the Lakers to get Klay Thompson's commitment in addition to working out a sign-and-trade with the Warriors as the Lakers continue to chase Thompson, too.

Amid its Klay pursuit, Dallas decided it had to jump on an attractive three-year, $27 million deal with Marshall when it was available and capitalize on some immediate certainty.

Props to @tim_cato for illuminating earlier today that Jones' recent agent switch, which comes with a 15-day waiting period according to @TheNBPA rules, could affect the Mavericks' attempts to retain the high-flying defensive specialist after his outstanding debut season in helping Dallas reach the NBA Finals for just the third time in franchise history.

This. I think he wanted to come back, and they panicked because they can’t negotiate with him for a week and knew they were about to up their offer for Thompson, who they still might not get. I think DJJ’s agent change caused all of this, but not in the way we’ve been discussing for 3 days. 

Kudos to Cato, straight up.