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[Scott41theMavs]

Interesting weekend for the Mavs and Kris Middelton, I guess. If he's going to ask for a buyout, it will happen by the end of Sunday. My understanding is that in order to qualify for playoff participation on a new team, Sunday is the deadline for waiving him, not the deadline for him to clear waivers. It seems like the Mavs are open to whatever he wants to do, at the moment.

I'm not sure what to think. If he stays, I can imagine him being a useful bench piece for another year or two. Very useful, in fact, if the Mavs are somehow good enough for it to matter. If they're not good enough soon, however, what even is the point? Contractually, I'm pretty confident he's not going to be a minimum player, but also won't command nearly as much as he has in the past. Maybe he's a BAE level guy? In that case, there could be some value in being able to sign him to that kind of deal through Bird rights without having to use an actual exception, correct? Then again, there are so many balls in the air with next year's roster I'm not even sure they'll have the room to bring back everyone they want, given the players they're likely hoping to add.

Where are we as a group on this? Are we at all excited about having him around next season? What do we think he might want?

I think he could be a decent starter for the next year or two (depending on who our draft pick is) - hold the fort while younger players are being developed/build team culture?