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[F Gump]

If I thought there was a decent chance of getting 60+ games out of Exum, I'd want them to sign him, but there's no reason for me to believe that will happen.  With how tight the finances are for the Mavs, I simply hate the idea of paying another player who's likely to sit out a good chunk of the season.  Even for a vet min deal I'd rather have somebody they can count on to be there when needed.

Fair. But for the min, imo would be worth the risk. (For more? No.) However fwiw I would not like him replacing B Will. I still think the forum is undervaluing B Will (by quite a lot).

I see Exum as a combo guard who plays 2 ends, making him still useful if others are filling PG good enough.

And imo the ability to also be very useful at SG is a crucial part of Exum appeal, as the other PGs in the current plan could include mpg for all of Flagg, B Will, MLE guy --- and eventually Kyrie comes back and plays many mins.