07-30-2022, 05:09 PM
(07-30-2022, 02:59 PM)Kammrath Wrote: From Marc Stein in conversation with Fred Katz....
My contention that the trade won't be held up by haggling over the likes of Quentin Grimes or Obi Toppin if the sides can ultimately come to an agreement on draft compensation.
Comments like this make me hopeful that my favorite "Big Mavs Move Ahead" really might be looming.
The Mitchell-to-NY deal happens, and as a part of it, Dallas swaps THJ (to DET) for Burks/Rose. DET's cost for THJ is "Burks + 2RP" but that pick goes to NY to compensate for Rose, but NY sends it to UT as part of the Mitchell compensation. All those pieces satisfy the NBA's touch rule for 3-or-more team trades.
NY's outgoing for Mitchell becomes ..
Rose to Dallas
Toppin, Quickley, Grimes to UT
Picks
Net for UT for Mitchell: 3 young prospects, a pile of picks, a massive $20M salary reduction, and an even bigger TPE (probably 30M).