MAVS NEWS:

[Jym]

Yes, the pick seemed like a lot to sweeten a deal that was already (presumably) sweet enough, due to the financial motivations from either side (if my read on those motivations is correct). I'll give you that. 

But now, we've FGump wondering why Dallas would bother trading into the 2nd when they'd have to do backflips to make the roster fit that player, and pointing to how unlikely it is that any target there could be favorable to the slew of guys they already have here (some of whom they'll likely have to move on from even without needed to find space for a draft target). I'm not arguing that each negotiation should be taken lightly, or that any asset should be undervalued, but I don't think that pick is the make or break asset it could've been if the roster wasn't in this situation, and there certainly won't be a better player there than Caleb Martin (at least I don't think there will be).

I suppose some people might have preferred to let Grimes walk for nothing and draft someone at 2-1, so your read on the last sentence of paragraph two comes into play. I can't argue with someone who feels that way. But, it's at least a judgement call at that point, imho. Grimes was gone, one way or the other, the second he turned that deal they offered down, and now that there's essentially a hard cap in play for the league (albeit a convoluted one), it's easy to understand why, I think. I predict that Grimes will end up making less money over the course of that deal he turned down than he would've if he'd taken it. I think he's in denial of what role is available to him at the NBA level, kind of.

We'll see what we end up doing with Martin
I won't be shocked if he becomes completely buried & forgotten and we end up having to use something of value to dump him in a year or 2 
Hopefully not