(05-22-2023, 08:17 AM)omahen Wrote: Mavs got Kyrie on a team for 6 months. He is FA now. They can't force him to resign with them, if he doesn't want to. They are also not obliged to take back trash to get him to a team he would want. Mavs are not much more in a driver seat than Lakers. I outlined possibilities Kyrie has several times.Kyrie decides first (which I also agree Mavs are the most likely landing spot, but this week, we’re exploring the possibilities that we are not the #1 choice and what that looks like). After that, we know whether or not that team has cap space to sign him outright. If they do? Too bad, so sad, maybe we can ease the burden and get a couple seconds to do so. If they don’t? That team has very little leverage except that Kyrie chose them over the Mavs.
If the Mavs don’t like the deal, Kyrie can find another team, or stay with us (that still isn’t off the table). The Mavs won’t like the deal unless, at the bare minimum, it makes us more than whole on the deal we made to get him. It’s as simple as that. None of the deals you cite have the previous team acquiring the player at the previous TDL using positive assets. This would be a unique situation, not easily explained away by using deals that don’t fit this situation.
(05-22-2023, 08:31 AM)omahen Wrote: If my opinions or responses bother you so much, you don't feel like debating with me or just don't like me, you can always put me on ignore. But I feel pretty insulted that you choose to rather get personal instead of debating arguments.I got fed up and had a moment. I’m sorry.