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Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart
I seem to remember a promising young pg who got injured and it seemed in my eyes he was traded partly because of that around-month-long injury.
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You think they were so concerned about the team staying afloat while Devin was missing time that they waited until just before he was healthy enough to play again and only then traded him away in a franchise-altering move? Really? And even assuming Devin was shipped out because of his injury, if the precedent you're operating from regarding injury-motivated trades is a swap that you weren't in favor of, why would you be arguing in favor of repeating the mistake?
The bottom line is this, and it stands regardless of whether or not JET's injury puts the team at risk for missing the playoffs this season: if the Mavs make a panic trade for a player who can provide some points in JET's place but who will be a poor fit once the team's at full strength again, or who jacks up the team's salary structure looking ahead without providing enough of a boost to their fortunes on the court in the short term, they will have shot themselves in the foot and ruined whatever chance they may still have of both making a run at a championship with a Dirk-led team, and of capitalizing on the 2010 free agent class.