TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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Detroit theoretically made Bogdanovic more valuable by bringing him in cheap and extending him.  Wood at 15/15.8 over the next two years would probably do that too…especially if the second year was TO or partially guaranteed like the Bojan deal.  That doesn’t seem unfair for Wood.  It is basically a 5% raise on the deal he agreed to 3 years ago.  Has he really done anything to make himself more valuable since that deal?  Houston would argue no after trying for months to get a deal for him.

Inflation has been at least 15% over those three years so a 5% raise is like a 10% cut. Wood isn’t going to agree to that for a two year deal.  That’s just make believe. The Mavs knew what they were getting into when they traded for him. Nothing in this situation was a mystery or particularly complicated to game out. All of these decisions should have been made then.  Let’s see how it plays out and whether they had a clue.  I really don’t know at this point.  It seems like they’re just winging it, losing ground on nearly every series of transactions they make.