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[KillerLeft]

1 I am the one driving the Presti bus, and your "kick the tires" approach is the typical response. Respectfully to you and all, I really HATE that thinking.

Yes, it's possible Presti, or his representatives, would have no interest and would slam the door shut before talks ever started. And/or OKC. I get it. It's obvious. But that doesn't deter me from wanting Presti as the Mavs GM, and wanting them to pursue him fully and vigorously (not just a cursory going through the motions and assuming it's not going anywhere and moving on), until the door is slammed shut - and slammed and slammed. The idea we assume defeat before we ever try, and need to be dismissive and quickly deterred from chasing THE BEST (and what we really want), is not the world I want to live in.

Negotiating in a winning way isn't about waiting for easy deals. It's about figuring what you really want, and then working to find a way to get to "yes." 

As an aside, I will add this: if the Mavs do pursue Presti, I wager it would not be known until the deal is just about to happen (like, in June after the playoffs end). And if there was a pursuit that went nowhere, I don't think we'd ever know it happened. 

I don't think anyone disagrees with this. It's just such a long shot that it feels pointless to get our hopes up about it, especially in light of the last point you made above. We will probably only know A) whether they had interest in Presti or B) how hard they went after him if he suddenly gets announced as the dude. So, it seems silly expect it or talk about too much, to the point where anything less than that specific outcome will feel disappointing.