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[Mavs2021]

Seth Partnow, who was formerly with the Bucks' front office, came on Kirk's group therapy podcast and talked a little about the Mavs and their reputation among the other front offices in the league. 

Did not want to talk them down too much, but said they did not enjoy a reputation for being competent or easy to deal with. Their MO when they learned a player was available was to swoop in at the eleventh hour with the attitude that they were going to "shake somebody down." Said the front offices who got things done kept up with what was going on, had a realistic idea of the players' value, approached other front offices on a timely and businesslike basis, and negotiated accordingly. Whereas, the Mavs were always trying to cut sharp deals to get $1.50 value for $1.00, and usually walked away empty-handed.