(05-22-2024, 03:40 PM)F Gump Wrote: Yep, there are a million what if's. None of them really matter that much, since who knows if ANY of them will happen.
I'll add some more. What if a THJ giveaway can net a pick? What if DJJ will sign a TxMLE 1+1? What if Caruso is available in a THJ deal after all?... etc
To be clear, I was simply asking if those happened to be the choices, what would you prefer. I realize we don't know what the set of choices would be. Just a thought experiment. If you could get a protected first for Gafford, would you do that instead of dumping Green for nothing? Again, understanding that might not end up being the choices, but if it was where would you go?
Another hypothetical, if we can't engineer any acceptable salary trades, DJJ does indeed cost the full MLE and we have to give up the protected 25 to dump Timmy, would you send the pick, stretch Timmy or let DJJ walk?
I would suggest that your hypotheticals would all be no brainers from a Mavs perspective, which leads me to believe they are less likely. Doesn't mean they can't happen, but when something seems too good to be true, it generally is.