02-28-2026, 11:07 AM
(02-28-2026, 09:09 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Charlotte almost immediately waived Branham.
The money part is immaterial for Dallas. We aren’t close to the tax and it isn’t our money. I’m not sure I see the harm of a “free” look here.
No need for a look, especially with a guy like Jones. It’s all on film these days, he is what he is, and he’s unrestricted anyway, so just goes to the highest bidder next season. The Mavs sure as Hell shouldn’t be bidding on anyone for more than a 1 year type deal. It’s like the Exum Prosper situation, small, maybe insignificant, but an insight into flawed player evaluation and analysis, as is just pissing away money for no reason at all. I think someone at the Mavs actually thought he was good, probably Kidd, which is a problem since the only thing that matters now is losing this year and killing it in the draft. At least the Mavs didn’t compound their mistake by holding on to him longer, and maybe I should be reassured that ownership is willing to just throw $650K away on a whim. Charlotte did some good work taking advantage of Mavs ownership to save a decent chunk of change. Hopefully, we get some good will out of it.