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So we can assume that the Blazers offered a better package as far as draft compensation goes but Mavs decided that powder is more valuable. Some things never change...

Maybe, but my chief assumption would be that the Blazers are more inclined to consider giving Davis a DEAL this summer (as a contingency, at least) than they were at the deadline.

Could be totally wrong, but my read of how it all played out is that at the deadline, ATL and only ATL was kicking the tires on offering Davis a new deal and ultimately decided to go a different route. We always knew the number of teams trying to talk themselves into that might grow over the summer, which is why some people were hoping the Mavs would hold onto Davis at least a little longer. It seems the Mavs were desperate to get out from under the repeater tax right away, and tbh I didn't think getting below the tax for THIS PAST SEASON was even an option, really. I'm still pretty impressed they were able to pull that off, truth be told. I think it was the right play, perhaps not in maximizing the asset's potential, but certainly in eliminating a great many of the uglier scenarios that had a chance to play out if they kept him.

I'm happy with the move they made.