TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[DanSchwartzgan]

DAL paid a first for Wood.

Something I find interesting about what I constructed is it could have been the bones of what we ‘might’ have discussed around a Brunson S&T.  I always thought Rose would be the core of any such deal.  Adding Cam makes the money work on a non-declining deal for Brunson.  I always thought Hartenstein made a ton of sense here, but CAA got him just a hair more money than Dallas could pay (which would make the McGee/Hardy split of the TP MLE a fallback position).  

Who knows whether that was discussed or where it fell apart if it was discussed.  NY had the leverage after clearing space, but recall that the Kemba deal wasn’t actually done until 7/6, Gibson wasn’t waived until 7/8 and the rest of their deals (Brunson and IH signing and the cap clearing trade with Detroit) weren’t finalized until 7/11 and 7/12.  So, there was stuff going on behind the scenes.  Now, NY predictably needs shooting and the Kidd/Wood marriage doesn’t appear destined to last.  10 days seems like a long time to pretend Wood has a cold though.