FA: Klay Thompson Comes to Dallas| 3yrs/50mil

[michaeltex]

Smart analysis ^ MS.

As I read all the comments from everyone on the Mavs moves, I keep thinking I am way more apprehensive than most are on Grimes. I certainly HOPE he is all that, but to be realistic, he was a total spare last season. That led NY to ship him out when they are looking to win rather than keep him in their developing mix, and DET quickly let him go after a look-see, because they want players who can help them get better. We are expecting him to be a great defender and a great shooter and a real 3-and-D contributor, and not sure that's what we really got. He may turn out to be unplayable (and an expiring that can be a trade filler if one is needed), like other teams decided.

One thing we know about Grimes is that he isn't shy about shooting, and he will get his own when he plays. There's a lot of ways that can play out, and some of them are not enjoyable.

As a backup with Kyrie and Klay and perhaps even Hardy ahead of him for minutes, we will be fine either way. And I certainly would love for him to turn out to be really good. But I think we're getting way out over our skis on him as we assess the summer so far.

I guess my hope is that Grimes is a more willing shooter than Green, and from the comments, it sounds like he is. If he's smart enough to understand the defensive goals and can be counted on to make a few shots when open, then he should grow into a role in DAL. Maybe not a consistent started, but a dependable bench contributor. Not costing much to kick the tires and it helped move the THJ contract.