TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[KillerLeft]

No. But the 2 year extension would be fine.

I bet there are a lot of teams (including Brooklyn, maybe) who would be willing to go that far with him. 

The whole reason for the trade request is that he wants his full, 4-year max. He's trying desperately to get his Bird Rights to a team willing to give that to him. That's the ENTIRE point of the request. 

Imo, either A) someone is going to agree to give that to him (before the trade, despite not being able to follow through until the Summer) or B) nobody will and he'll have to settle for something less than his ideal contractual situation...two years...one year?

C) If B) is what happens, you can bet he'll decide to play with his friends somewhere in a city with a nightlife. obviously. The way he ends up in Dallas playing with a 24 year-old Slovenian with whom he has little in common is that Dallas agrees to give him his 4-year max. 

I've noticed that there are two kinds of proponents of this trade. Both kinds disagree with what I'm saying above (I'm betting they're wrong) but type 1, the good type, says "if that's true, then you just walk away. No deal." Type 2, the people who don't realize how much of a scumbag this player (amazing as he is on the court) is, wouldn't hesitate to lock him into a 4-year contract. 

I hope the Mavs' decision makers are in type 1.