(07-12-2022, 08:57 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Two problems...money and timing. If the question is all three coming to Dallas for Brunson's outgoing $12mm, then obviously not. If the question is one of them to Dallas, any of the three would individually match. I can't tell by the way it is written what Omahen is saying.
Another problem is timing. Walker was announced the night of the draft and Noel/Burks was announced before the beginning of Free Agency. So, are we saying Dallas should have negotiated a S&T with NY before such a call was legal for NY to participate in? Who knows when Dallas knew what, but they for sure knew there was a problem after the NY/Det deals were made. Seems unrealistic to pre-negotiate your surrender before you think you've lost.
In order to sign Brunson as a FA, NY had to pay a FRP and two SRP to clear space for Brunson. Something that could be approximately assessed at TDL. It was reported that Dallas FRP was offered at TDL (those SRP too minor deal to bother to report, imho). But I understand, Mavs thought they had a chance to resign him. In the end they thought wrong, which is their job not to do.
As for the summer. Are we really so naive to think teams don't talk about FA before the free agency? And are we really so naive Mavs didn't know week(s) before FA that Brunson is gone? It has been even reported they knew. New York was clearing cap space before the start of free agency. Because they didn't know Brunson is coming?
I mean, if Mavs were so blind, than it screams of FO incompetence. If Mavs thought they can still resign Brunson while New York was paying Detroit to create cap space, it also screams of FO incompetence. I don't think they are so incompetent. At least I hope so.
As for the money, I don't agree they couldn't make all three. Mavs had the TPE and could take either of the three players into it as a separate deal. For example part one - Kemba and the pick in the TPE. I am really not in the mood to go into detail calculations, but my gut tells me that NY got enough cap space by dumping Kemba and Gibson, to execute a legal Brunson for Burks and Noel SnT. Worst case, one of them and the second rounders are going to Detroit and Mavs receive the remaining player. So worst case, Mavs could get two of the players and the FRP. In the summer.
On the NY part, it would be much easier for NY, to make a deal only with Dallas, without bringing the third team in.