FA: Kemba Walker to DAL | his knee is "not good"

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Kemba wasn't waived until after Facu was signed if I remember correctly (same day, but Facu first then Kemba).  I suspect Detroit and Dallas played chicken all summer.  Both lost.

This was likely about the buyout amount, or said another way, it was about how much Dallas would pay Walker to offset the amount Detroit would pay Kemba for the buyout. Dallas and Detroit were probably negotiating on this and the Mavs forced Detroit's hand by signing Facu for the minimum. With Dallas off the table, Detroit paid Walker the full amount and let him go. Fast forward a few weeks and Dallas now gets Kemba at the minimum, which was the price they were willing to pay all along. 

I could be wrong, but it sounds like Dallas won, at the cost of a 19 game delay.