FA: JaVale McGee 3yrs/$17.2M to DAL | will indeed start at center

[mvossman]

Would the salary story make sense if MaGee was offered 21.1/3 providing the Mavs were able to get below the apron and 17/3 if not? Cuban seems to like that kind of offer. And I’m still convinced that Dragic has a done deal here for more than the minimum. Really hafta think Timmy is heading somewhere on a deal that nets us the full MLE. Perhaps that let’s us acquire Dragic in an s&t?

I don' think its likely they are going to trade away enough salary to get the full MLE.  I am skeptical they will do any more trades at all this offseason.  If they have a deal in place with Dragic it has to be for the min, and as each day passes I'm more concerned that is not a done deal either.  I will be wildly disappointed if it turns out we prioritized McGee over Dragic and there are several other contracts that we could have afforded that I would have preferred.  Wood was a good start, but it has been a disaster since then.