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This is what amazes me about Mavs fans. PJ Washington and Aaron Gordon are essentially the same player.

Player A: 6’8” 235 lbs. 14.7 pts | 4.8 rbs | 3.2 ast 

Player B: 6’7” 230 lbs. 14.7 pts | 7.8 rbs | 2.3 ast

Player A: $34.5M
Player B: $14.1M

Both elite defenders. 


PJ’s max extension is ~4/90M ($22M AAV) and we’re trying to trade him because “fit”. Would you trade 29 year old Aaron Gordon for a JAG because of fit? Why are we entertaining the idea of doing so for 26 year old PJ?

Why? Because it may be about MONEY more than fit. It remains to be seen if PJW would sign that extension if offered. That's a MAJOR factor in evaluating his desirability.