(06-30-2023, 09:54 AM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: Latest report is Houston expects to meet with Kyrie.
Our worst case scenario is an outright walk, which still leaves us something like $16-$17 mil in cap space IIRC. Still the worst talent outcome. But whoever says his dragging this stuff out hurts the Mavs is dead-on. If he comes back in the end and we lost out on our plan A, B, and C guys, we might end up better off if he had just walked this evening.
If he drags it out and still signs with us, it probably does not impact plans A, B, and C. Those plans are very likely keeping Kyrie and using the MLE. You can make those agreements prior to Kyrie signing. The only truly disaster outcome is Kyrie drags it out and then signs with Houston after Toronto matches FVV. That would be a nightmare as we can't take any advantage of the extra cap space (which is not a lot) and we would desperately need another playmaker.
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