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So how do these things work?  From what I understand the Gafford signing has not been made official.  Is there typically an announcement?  Can he be officially extended and just no announcement?  If not, why would this be not announced yet?  Any reason why it is taking longer?

I don't believe Exum has officially re-signed.  From what I believe they cannot sign him until they make a roster spot.  Even though they can bring extra bodies into camp, I think the Mavs don't have room to sign another player to a minimum.  Is that right?

1 Yes they make an announcement when an extension is signed, with bells and whistles. No Gafford news yet. No way to know why it has not yet happened. There can be delays for mundane reasons, sometimes, but no way to know what this is.

2 Exum cannot be signed until they move a player (ie salary) off the roster somehow. They are hard-capped at A2 and close to it. No room for another salary, even at the minimum. We've discussed this at length already.

Training camp bodies don't count against the cap until regular season (if they are still on the roster), so those don't matter.