11-27-2020, 09:58 AM
(11-26-2020, 04:24 PM)Kammrath Wrote:(11-26-2020, 02:55 PM)khaled1987 Wrote: Any news about his contract? Has he signed one yet?
The James Johnson trade is STILL not official...........strange......
None of the rookies have signed either, nor Burke, WCS, or Iwundu.....
The Mavs are waiting on something? But what?
I think there is probably a little bit of smoke here, but the chances of fire don't seem high. This was originally reported as part of the larger deal that sent Adams to NO by multiple sauces. So, it is reasonable to assume this part of the deal was purposely separated. It isn't likely that Detroit is the party holding things up as Ariza can't be aggregated with anyone (I've been too lazy to look up the date, but recall certain types of trades are legal as early as 12/3). I guess it is possible that someone wants to structure this in a way that generates a TPE, but figuring out who/how makes my head hurt.
The biggest potential benefit to Dallas is a 4th team is willing to jump in and take Johnson and would give us a player in his place. We could certainly do this after the 3-way is completed, but if we wanted to add another player, it would need to happen while this deal is still pending. If we add someone to our current outgoing of Jackson/Wright, it isn't aggregation. But if we wait, it is. Adding someone also increases the amount of money we can take back. Right now Jackson/Wright allows us to bring back $19mm.
Probably the best way to determine potential targets is to look at what we reportedly shopped for before.
1. There are reports we tried to trade up using Brunson to pick Halliburton. I wonder if the hope was that Halliburton would eventually play the role JRich is slotted for. Does that mean JRich would have been more valued for his expiring deal than as a player if the Halliburton deal was successful?
2. There are reports we tried to sign Gasol. This would have been a ST substitution for WCS. I don't read anything longer term into this.
3. There are reports we tried to sign Crowder. What we don't know is whether Dallas was willing to go multiple years. But, he does play the same position as the next two.
4. There are reports we tried to sign Gallinari. Certainly this would have taken multiple years. It tells you Dallas is willing to spend 2021 money if the quality of player is high enough.
5. There are reports we tried to trade for Covington. This obviously would have been multiple years and he plays the same position as Gallinari and Crowder. Now we are starting to see a trend.
Who am I missing? We (collective we) often think there is this very specific grand plan. But it seems more likely they have a general direction and players are more fungible than we realize. So, the effort at this point is to just keep acquiring talent. At some point that talent can be cashed in for someone who isn't fungible, but is actually a difference maker. As we've discussed in the JET Plan thread, this could just be getting someone who brings more than Johnson (who, himself, is probably just a stopgap to get certain players off the roster). Maybe that happens in the coming days or at the TDL or next summer.