TRADE: Norman Powell to MIA | John Collins to LAC | K. Love & Kyle Anderson to UTAH

[mvossman]

Grimes WAS a cap decision 100%. He was moved due to him demanding way over MLE and Mavs having/offering several mill below. As is being discussed, every dollar makes a diff now.

FWIW Martin seems overpaid and a bad decision in and of itself to add his salary, but he is not getting MLE money. MLE is ~5M higher which is a difference-making amount in 2025.

Do we know Grimes was demanding "way over MLE" at the time?  I think the rumor was he was offered Naji contract (9 mil) and rejected it.  The guess at the time is that he was looking for MLE money.  I don't think there was a rumor that he was looking for significantly more than MLE until recently after he went ape shit in Philly.  It will be interesting to see what he ends up with given the lack of FA money.  If he ends up signing for something around MLE he will be a significant asset.