Trade & FA 2024-25:

[KillerLeft]

I would hope they had a potential taker before, not to be a victim of demands by teams knowing Mavs need to dump him

I agree with this, but IF the holdup here is on the Dallas/LAL end, and NOT because GS is somehow trying to expand this deal to include a third team, I'd say it's likely that Thompson deciding which offer to accept is what hasn't happened. 

But, to your point, I'm going to lose my mind if Dallas gets him and gets overly taxed for GS to facilitate.