TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[KillerLeft]

The Mavs played him off the floor but then they went out and not only signed him to a nice contract but penciled him in as their starter. 
Still curiouser and curiouser. 

This was the second biggest complaint of the summer around here. Just like the biggest, most people rationalized it away very quickly. 

I will never, ever, EVER understand how they participated in that series and said "you know, that's a player who can help us." I was looking forward to each and every time he entered during that series because I knew he was an instant advantage for mavs ball movement and spacing.

What I suspect is that their first five options fell through over the summer and then they talked themselves into the whole "three championships in four years" angle.