(08-10-2023, 05:18 PM)sterlingmallory Wrote: There were reports that we also signed Taze Moore and Dexter Dennis to camp deals in addition to the three that you listed. So by my count we're actually at 22 total which is over the offseason max I believe. So I have to assume either one of Dexter Dennis, Taze Moore, Greg Brown, or Joe Wieskamp is getting waived.
.................
Barring a 2 for 1 trade or McGee waiver I assume one of those camp guys is getting waived soon to bring us to 21. Then another once training camp starts to get to 20. Then the remaining 3 will compete for the last two way spot.
The reports on Moore and Dennis are a bit hazy. The Mavs haven't made any announcements, but that is often the case with E10s. Did they actually sign anything?
Let's go ahead and assume all of Dennis, Moore, Brown, and Wieskamp signed Exhibit 10s, which are barebones deals (formerly known as camp deals or summer deals). If they did, someone is getting waived when DJJ signs, as you noted.
But that's no biggie. These days those E10s are primarily designed to be a conduit to GL. There can be small guarantees attached to the E10 deal, which is the enticement for a player going down this path. While on the E10 contract, they are on the roster, and then will be part of training camp, but once waived the Legends have their exclusive GL rights (if they opt for the GL, which is why they would have signed the deal in the first place).
So there would be nothing to prevent one of them (or even all) from being waived at this point, rather than in camp. They would still be headed to the Legends, except for the fact that they wouldn't be able to participate in Mavs TC. But the road ahead for a player like that would otherwise be unchanged.