Not sure about the exact timing of the contractual guarantees for first round picks, but unless something has changed under the new CBA, once you sign a first rounder he can't be traded (until mid-Dec., I think). My guess is that the fact that Jared hasn't been signed yet is probably an indication that the Mavs haven't completely exhausted all their summer trade options yet.
And if that's reasonable, then I also wonder if their having signed Jae first may have in part been a response to teams that they were negotiating with asking for him as a throw-in (which isn't to diminish what he's done to earn his contract or the interest of other teams).
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"He's coming off the bench aggressive right away, looking for his shot. If he has any daylight, we need him to shoot the ball. We know it's going in."
-Dirk Nowitzki on Jason Terry, after JET's 16 point 4th quarter against the Pacers.
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