Naji Marshall Signs Extension W/DAL

[Scott41theMavs]

I don't remember the specific timeline very clearly, but I seem to recall a growing sentiment after 2019, when Kawhi Leonard didn't re-sign, that he also held onto his players too long instead of moving them to take a slight step back in order to open the way forward, too. All of those guys were shopped constantly, but the only one he pulled the trigger on was Annonuby, and that was probably because he got a king's ransom from a highly motivated NY team in exchange. 

Don't get me wrong - you don't want to give good players away, but holding onto a roster that doesn't fit together because teams aren't offering what you want is a little like cutting off your nose to spite your face in my book. Maybe the Mavs' plan will make sense soon, but the TOR plan from back then got stuck in a waiting game and I kind of feel like that's eventually what got him fired.

Well, they hired the best available. It would have been nice if they go the best unavailable, but that can be challenging.