MAVS NEWS:

[Smitty]

If I'm being totally honest, I think my biggest deadline disappointment is that all three of those guys (Gafford, PJW and Marshall) are still here. I know there's much to figure out and you don't want to be too hasty, but I think with PJW and Marshall in particular it's already pretty clear it's in everyone's best interest for them to be elsewhere. Since PJW wasn't eligible for trades yet, I suppose I'm realizing after the fact how badly I was hoping for a Marshall trade.

I think the Mavs used this transaction cycle to field calls and gauge the value of those guys. They had no pressing need to pull the trigger on them now, unless their asking price was met, with the AD trade giving them all the flexibility they were looking for. I think having those guys this summer, knowing their value around the league, will help them make additional moves to start the 'build around Flagg' process.