03-16-2022, 12:53 PM
(03-16-2022, 12:37 PM)StrandedOnBeauboisHill Wrote: MacMahon certainly did not. I still have not seen any of this sourced. The only person I heard mention the pick to Dallas was the Ringer guys on the mismatch who were quoting Fischer.
Zach Lowe and MacMahon talked about the trade at length and not once was a pick being offered ever mentioned.
I'd suggest you go and listen to the Cato/Fischer podcast and see how they frame it. Fischer himself says that Toronto was asking for more than what Dallas felt comfortable offering.
You may be right about MacMahon. He brought Trent Jr. instead of the FRP. Lowe however first discussed with Marks and he mentioned the FRP. While it is not explicitely stated the pick is from Toronto, I do think it is quite difficult to read it differently. All in all it seems like there was some interest from both teams but didn't really come close to what each expected.
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