(08-09-2023, 06:18 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I’m a little surprised they are carrying 15 players. Of course, it might not stay that way. Was this also our last roster spot. Asking for a friend who was hoping for a S&T.
If the minimum, then we are $2mm under the tax. Feels more like a “we are done” move than “another move is coming” move.
I subscribe to all of this analysis. Good signing for the last roster spot. Shams says minimum, which means they let the market come to them on this one (which is another positive sign), since he apparently had been unsuccessfully chasing a much bigger deal.
It's also an example imo of how minutes, rather than money, can land a player -- the Mavs minutes they had for Thybulle are still there to be had by someone, if he can come in and earn them.
Yes, this is/isn't the last roster slot. :-) They have a full set of bodies on paper, I think.* But as you know, there's nothing that would prevent them from adding another if they wanted to -- this time of year, just waive someone expendable if you already have 21. And if they had an IMPORTANT target available, no biggie to shuffle the cards. The only limit is Apron 1 and trade-match rules.
[*Or do they? I lose interest in closely following the bodies not really meant to be on the NBA roster, but saw this blurb which sounds like they are still not even full yet. "When Jones’ signing becomes official, he will be the team’s 15th standard contract. Dallas also has two of its three two-way slots filled, with potential Exhibit 10 contracts looming for Greg Brown, Joe Wieskamp and Jordan Walker." The limit iiuc is 21, and that only adds up to 20. Are we missing someone?]
But back to something I do care to understand -- When you worry about roster limits (which we shouldn't, of course), do you have a specific target/trade in mind, that you think is just past the next turn in the road?
I am curious if you do. I see a diff path, of course, since I went on record here weeks ago, saying that while Sept 6 opens a certain window (as did Aug 6), I'm inclined to think their work was basically done in early July, and that if we wait for their other/big move, it's gonna be a big wait for nothing. I say this only because they do this often-- when their roster looks unfinished where they have whiffed on what they said they would do, we get "leaks" (PR-focused untruths, it seems to me) via inside media telling us they have more coming (this year, it's Stein, McMahon, and Cato) somewhere ahead (in August or so) and then wait-wait-wait-wait-nothing. There's a lot of Mavs FO history telling me we're in "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice (or 5-10 times)..." territory. Just like last year. And many times prior. But would love to be surprised.