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

[omahen]

What I'M not buying about any of this is why on earth OKC would want to deal Chris Paul to the Suns without getting their first round pick.

Well, they still save a ton of money. OKC wants Phoenix pick, but Phoenix doesn't want to give two good players and a good pick. Solution - bring in additional teams who provide the picks for those Phoenix players. So OKC saves a ton of money and gets picks.