06-26-2025, 04:24 PM
(06-26-2025, 04:18 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Still not sure the Caleb Martin deal was totally dumb. I wish they still had that pick, but he would 100% be walking for nothing this summer. 100%. If they wanted to keep him, they would have. They traded for a player they could control past this summer at a number they thought they could either keep or get something for in a trade.
And, EVERY team seems to get rid of Grimes pretty quickly. Just saying. I'm not saying I love the deal, but I AM saying Grimes was never, ever going to be given the ball here and asked to score like he did to close out the season for tanking, injury-riddled Philadelphia. Are they going to keep him? My guess is no. What they wanted was an expiring contract. The Mavs wanted a player to play a specific role who they could keep at a tradable number.
Losing Grimes would have been fine with me
It was all about that pick. that range in the 2nd round is just about as valuable as a late first especially with the extra contract options you end up getting
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