DAL OFFSEASON: Trade & FA | Mavs "mostly done...but you never know."

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#5 on the salary list just got DNPs in 2 of the last 3 games with a shorthanded team.

I think you can't give a clearer message that you are not counting on a player anymore. I mean, they will certainly not be just dumping him, but he will be first name on the list of any trade.

I mean, damn. Their thought process must have been, "Let's make sure he doesn't get injured and have his trade value get even worse."

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THJ who is basically around the same age could do like 18, 17, 16 or something like that which is pretty good value if you need a well-rounded starting SG.

Horrors. That would be a nightmarish overpay for THJ. There's a difference between taking on a bad contract as part of the price of doing business and compounding your mistake. If he's opting out and I'm the Mavs, he can come back for an average of $14 mil or less.

I don't really want to give him an extension, I am saying there's a good chance another team would do something like that but who knows. His floor in terms of value is MLE and I think probably a little bit higher. Best case scenario to me is IF he can't be upgraded then he comes back on a 1 year deal.