07-22-2024, 06:07 PM
(07-22-2024, 02:42 PM)F Gump Wrote: That's NOT what I said. I never said that DET said "You have to take Grimes, if we are going to do this deal" nor that the Mavs had any issue with taking him.
I think he's an unknown, not the given that many think he is.
My guess is that his role (such as it is) will evolve, based on how he plays. Like Lively last year, or DJJ, or Exum, or Holmes, or Wood the prior year, or others who came with checkered pasts.
I hope Grimes is much better in Dallas, but I think it's more realistic to think the jury is still out. I'm cautioning he may be quite meh, because that's who he was.
Apologies if you feel my summation was too hasty - the paraphrase I offered was intended to communicate the emboldened, which is VERY far from the reaction most of us had. Grimes is one year removed from being deemed "untouchable" by the Knicks while negotiating to trade for Donovan Mitchell (obviously ridiculous, in hindsight, but that's where he was at the time). He was the starting off-guard on a gritty playoff team. I don't think it's crazy to assume the Mavs are hopeful that he'll really hit here, and I don't reaaaaallly agree with your skepticism, as long as he's healthy, although I don't want to be dismissive of it, either.
I was just trying to point out that SOME of us don't have Grimes penciled in as a top 7-9 guy. I do have him there, for the record.