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Originally Posted by Thespiralgoeson
Well NOW they don't have any incentive, because they cleared the cap space to sign him outright. But they had to trade multiple players to do that. They traded Noel and Burks to Detroit just to clear the cap space. I don't know what the conversations were like behind closed doors, but common sense tells me if the Mavs wanted to facilitate this, they could have. Burks and Noel would have been a fine return for Brunson. I would have been happy with that.
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Yup. Especially if the reports that the Mavs knew JB was likely departing for the Knicks two weeks ago. If that is true, then you either have to up the ante to your offer or look for a SnT. I am just not sure what to make of all this. Again, feels like old times.