HOLY KRISTAPS: All Things Porzingis | TRADED to WAS

[soog]

Backing out means there was a deal on the table at some point that we didn’t accept right away. The first could have been on the table at the beginning of the season and we didn’t take it.

Not necessarily, terms could be negotiated without a signature on the dotted line.  We don’t know it was the Mavs waiting.  Maybe the raptors said “let us think about it, we’re concerned about his health”.  Maybe the Mavs sent over the Dr eval of his knee.  Maybe they said “this looks good. Let’s sleep on it and see what happens with harden/Simmons”.  

Stuff like this happens all the time in business. I’ve had loose structures of deals lined up that have fallen apart at the last minute for one reason or another.