01-04-2026, 06:42 PM
(01-04-2026, 06:30 PM)mvossman Wrote: Seems like waiting until summer would be a wasted opportunity for Atlanta with a wide open East this season.
Yeah, I don't buy it either.
I mean, I can envision the Mavs deciding to wait if they don't get offers they like, but there's no way Davis/Paul want to wait. They want to start negotiating some kind of extension the second the summer starts. And, as you say, the Hawks think they can be good NOW, this season, and have been pretty good (when Trae Young is injured - not so much when he has played).
I think most of the important people involved are probably pretty motivated to get this done.
I don't think they're getting the New Orleans pick, if I'm honest, but I'd damn sure be acting like I walk away without it, at this point.