08-09-2021, 10:34 PM
(08-09-2021, 10:10 PM)Branduil Wrote: The Mavs really must have been expecting Dragic to not get optioned by Miami. If the plan had been for a trade it would have made more sense to keep JRich and use his salary to Toronto- that would have been way more appealing to them than Powell is. OTOH the trade exception makes more sense if the plan was to flip Moses and the exception to Miami for a re-signed Dragic.
I don't think JRich opts in without the agreed trade to Boston. That's why his decision took so long. He was waiting for the deal to get finalized (as they argued about how much salary Mavs take back).