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I would love Presti in the big chair. But, apart from $$$ I'm not sure what motivation he'd have to leave OKC. They are a top contender (have been for a few years now), defending champ and look to be in this position for years to come, and it's all attached to the Presti name.

He does have a looming cap explosion to manage, OKC is currently ~$250M with no slots open for FRPs or FAs. This figure does include ~$71M in 6 TOs, so they can refuse or trade any of those guys to make room for new blood. I guess if Presti didn't have the patience for dealing with cap/apron headaches and possible tax issues, he might dump it and move on to a club with some breathing room.

The NBA system usually only allows teams a limited window for success, unless it's an all time legend like Curry or Duncan. Who knows what the new lottery system will look like next year? Maybe the backlog of FRPs won't be as valuable and Presti will want a change of scenery.

With no other information, I wonder if prying Lindsey away from DET would be a better path.

I also wonder if DAL's "deep dive" search for a GM is just MBT speak for kicking the can down the road and making it tomorrow's, or next week's, or next month's issue.

After the Nico/Luka fiasco, Dumont and co. had damned well better open the coffers and offer Presti so many Brinks trucks that saying that "The money alone is plenty of reason to move" is a colossal understatement. 

If the Mavs don't hire a GM who isn't currently on staff prior to the draft, the fans ought to burn down the AAC.