05-17-2022, 09:07 AM
(05-17-2022, 08:23 AM)Razzmatazz_Hopskidillydoo Wrote: Is a Sign-and-Trade possible for Jalen Smith?
Dallas doesn’t have any ability to do any S&T unless they are under the apron. Plus, he’s free and his current team is limited in what it can pay. So, no need anyway. The questions are: 1. Do we believe his small sample size is real. 2. Is he a better fit than some of the vet names that get discussed (Crowder, Tucker, Batum, T. Young et al). 3. Will we get a seat at the table or will someone who isn’t limited to the TP-MLE going to pay more.
The articles I’ve read (mostly Indy biased) think he’ll get more than the $4.5mm-ish they can offer in year one, but they think it will be close. The advantage Indy has is they will have EB rights after one year. So, they could do a one year or 1+1 if Smith wants to bet on himself. Dallas would need 2 years to get to EB (then we’d be the ones limited in what we can pay if he actually hits).