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

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You're kidding right? The very fact that most, if not all, teams in the league didn't know KP was available before he was traded isn't an indication of the unbelievable opportunity falling in their laps?

Maybe you and I are working with different definitions of "falling in their laps" in mind. 

I think the Mavs did a lot of work to make that trade happen, and the fact that other teams didn't know KP was available is at least partially attributable to how the Mavs pounced. I think of "falling in their laps" as not having to do much and just getting lucky. 

I think the Mavs stayed alert, did their homework, saw an opporunity, and worked smart and hard to grab the prize quickly. In my mind, that's not something "falling in their laps".