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[DanSchwartzgan]

Maybe I was not clear enough. Grimes wanted MLE or more, and the Mavs did not think he was worth it. Was their evaluation wrong? Perhaps so, but (a) there's no reason to think he would have been anything in Dallas the rest of the season than he already was, or would have gotten more minutes like in Philly either even more so with Christie being acquired, and (b) he's shown signs that he is NOT the defender we thought, which would explain part of their thinking.

I heard some guy named Marcel (I think) on YouTube say Grimes' agent requested the trade.  He said it like it was a known fact.  I haven't seen that anywhere, but it makes sense that it might be true.  He's not in your plans and you can get back someone of similar quality with a cost controlled contract.  So, why not do the guy a favor.  I still don't see the need to pay for the privilege, but maybe that cost control versus the uncertainty of a RFA is more valuable than I think.