TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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That Duren deal and the Noel/Burks deal might just be one big deal.  Detroit cleared NY’s cap for that pick.

So Detroit does something opportunistic with their cap space to accumulate more assets to build around their young star….something Cuban has never done. 

And NY clears out cap space and goes and actually lands their guy before FA even starts…something Cuban has never done.

You don't think a forward thinking, self-aware version of the Mavs could've EASILY sold the Knicks on dealing No. 11 (Duren) and Kemba for the TPE, thereby signaling to NY that they were bidding out of the Brunson "derby", thus letting the Knicks not have to bid against themselves for JB???