TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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I mentioned this yesterday, but one way to make salaries match for Reddish is to do him as a secondary deal after acquiring a TPE in another deal.  The mention came in a Wood to Indy deal.  Reggie would work also.  His contract is a fit in SA and Indy’s space.  OKC has TPE big enough to absorb Reggie as well.

An example of how this could work is Reggie for Duarte which would create enough room for Reddish to fit in the TPE such a deal would create.  There are other mix and match possibilities, but that is a pretty good example of a fairly simple deal.  Reggie for Duarte then use the TPE and a pick to grab Reddish.

I am sure there are a ton of moving parts and a lot of misinformation, but I refuse to believe if the Mavs really wanted Reddish they could not find a way to find a cheap expiring contract to match Reddish.  That is just competent GM work, right?

Reddish may be a better player in theory than he is actually is on the court.  But I can make the case if he ever is going to have a fire lit under his butt, now is the time.    There is no doubt he has been a failure in NY and the team is good.   In ATL, they liked other players better but still got a first round pick and Reddish thought he would get a chance to play more.    But his time in NY is no doubt a failure and I would like to see how he reacts to that failure.