03-25-2021, 09:31 PM
(03-25-2021, 09:26 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Listened to Locked on Mavs for the first time in forever and one of the guys made a pretty sound point I want to repeat here.
Essentially Issac Harris said something like this: Redick was rumored to get bought out for the last week or so, so you have to think that this Redick to DAL deal was there at any point Dallas wanted. Better to get an asset than buy a player out. Perhaps the Mavs were actually in on all of the deals that happened today, knowing they had this in their backpocket, and ultimately decided to not pursue any of them/they fell apart.
Interestingly enough this trade happened right before the end of the deadline, which lends credence to that idea.
In any case, this trade wasn't an earthshattering one, but I think it was a smart one. Which at the end of the day is all what matters.
I agree they get his bird rights and can keep him going into next year very solid move.
My only issue is that we have not replaced Johnson's skillset to defend big forwards.