MAVS NEWS: Grimes Trade Completed | Luka "Ecstatic" About Klay

[KillerLeft]

Yes, there's still some unanswered questions. For instance, I'm sure we all noticed that Naji's name was given to the media as the Mavs backup plan before anything else happened. That seemed a little unusual that early in FA. Maybe the Mavs could predict some of this with a new agent.

It's possible, the Mavs thought Naji was really a better fit for the incoming pieces (but would have liked to have stuck with DJJ based on the history), and when the new agent slowed everything down, the Mavs just pivoted quickly so that the rest of the Klay-to-the Mavs process could play out without financial hiccups. 

This will be hard to know exactly unless DJJ comments on it.

The more I think about this, the more I think this happened on the Mavs’ terms, not DJJ’s. This Cato info was the last piece of the puzzle to me. 

If that standing 3/$27m offer is true, and he changed agents rather than sign it, I think they basically said “eff it, then, we like Marshall, anyway” rather than go through a NEW negotiation with DJJ, who was obviously in a position (career earnings of only $27m TOTAL) to want to haggle for the most money possible. 

I bet Jones was hoping to get the full MLE. From DALLAS.

Then, when Dallas pivoted, I think Jones panicked and that’s when he did the whole “my old agency needs to negotiate this one” move so he could get paid before the options dried up. 

Big mistake on his part, if I have this right. The Mavs will be much better than the Clippers next season, and he didn’t really do all that much better. He should’ve just signed. OR, maybe he should’ve stayed the course and let his new agents try to get him that full MLE somewhere.