2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[DanSchwartzgan]

https://twitter.com/fishsports/status/12...84705?s=20

So... who was the trade and extend guy?

Best thing about that is that it shows a willingness not to play the Plan Powder game for 2021.

By rule, it is a pretty limited group.  As others have pointed out, Gallo makes sense.  Same with DeRozan.  The low dollar RFA types don't make sense as the rules would limit their pay too much.  The option guys like Fournier wouldn't be eligible yet.

Basically it would be someone who is a clean UFA this summer and already making good money as any raise would be limited.  Besides the two named already, the other possibilities that immediately come to mind are Whiteside, Millsap, Morris, Gasol, Ibaka, Thompson, Dragic and Favors.  Take out the centers and it is Gallo, DeRozan, Millsap, Morris and Dragic.

Wonder why Gallo wouldn't want to play here, given that it sounded like the player was the issue. I'm thinking that Iggy figured out that he could get that win-the-lottery contract with Miami and turned down a reasonable extension with the Mavs.

Might have been that we weren't offering any more years than Miami.   Just speculation.  We don't even know it was him (though he makes sense).