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[SleepingHero]

Kidd saying SD is starting means nothing in my mind. He is being interviewed about their team, so he is speaking to what he can, about what he would plan to do if this is his roster. 

The only time it will start to become "more and more likely" that there are no more plans is once the Durant situation is settled. We know for a fact that the rest of the NBA is currently waiting to see if that is going to resolve this summer. Skin Wade talked about needing to be patient on the "big trade" he thinks the Mavs are working on because of the fact that Durant situation is out there "muddying" everything. 

Once the Durant situation is resolved the clock is ticking on the Mavs and any other possible plans. Till then we just have to wait and be patient realizing the NBA trade world is on pause.

The thing is, the Durant situation may not be resolved this summer. Why is BRK in a hurry? Durant is signed to a 4 year deal. Sure he can sit out but he's 34 and his chances of being the "bus driver" on a championship team dwindles with each passing season and his age is rising. Durant and everyone else want this to be done as quickly as possible, and I'm confident that Sean Marks doesn't really care. 

If anything, it makes the MOST sense for Durant to revisit this next summer. BRK can go to him and say "Hey Durant we still got Kyrie for at least another year, we just traded for a solid 3-D guy, just give it 1 more go"

To sit back and be patient for a trade that may never come is just dumb roster building in my mind. Be the proactive team not the reactive team. And you also have to ask yourself, what sort of player can the Mavs be realistically getting that they can't get right now? I'd argue the drop-off isn't that steep. Regarding Skin and his "big trade", I have to see it to believe it. Skin is about as optimistic as a Mav fan there is and is biased. He probably thinks there is a trade in the works, but I don't think he has any sort of real solid info on such a trade or else he'd be leaking it like crazy. See: Kemba, Wright, heck even Deron Williams.