If we figure Grimes comes back on a Josh Green type deal (which was a shade below big MLE), then the Mavs have reasonably workable routes to stay below A1 in the summer.
If they moved Kleber and Hardy at the deadline, that might reallocate money to afford a big MLE too ( or, alternatively, for salary for player they trade for). Of note would be DFS who might be a FA and might fit that MLE.
What trade they do before the TDL, if any, should have a big bearing on how they view A1. There's also the issue of what they think they might need to add in the summer, or if they will think their roster building is already done before then.
If they moved Kleber and Hardy at the deadline, that might reallocate money to afford a big MLE too ( or, alternatively, for salary for player they trade for). Of note would be DFS who might be a FA and might fit that MLE.
What trade they do before the TDL, if any, should have a big bearing on how they view A1. There's also the issue of what they think they might need to add in the summer, or if they will think their roster building is already done before then.
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