2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[DanSchwartzgan]

Shams' Inside Pass had the Mavs making a late push for Gallinari at the TDL. I wonder what made the deal fall apart,tThe extension or the offer.

Cuban said after the deadline that they were close to a big trade but couldn't come to terms with the player on an extension.  I can virtually guarantee that player was Gallo.  A Gallo trade fell apart with Miami for the same reason.

Agree.  Which leads to some conclusions (previously discussed when we knew this had happened even before Shams confirmed it).

Gallo wants more than a years extension and both Dallas and Miami were not willing to give it.  Dallas likes him, but not enough to forego flexibility past 2020.

Gallo matching takes Lee and about $4.75mm in outgoing salary.  We don't have an easily expendable contract of that amount.  A 3 for 3 would have been challenging.  So, likelihood is it was Lee + Wright + pick compensation for Gallo and a smaller contract into our TPE (Muscala?).  That basically says we liked Gallo more than Wright (which makes sense in the absence of Powell).  It might also say deals involving Wright for a rental may be considered both in terms of the player received and in terms of reducing salary for 2021.

BTW, people tend to make 2021 all about chasing superstars.  With near max space (maybe more depending on how this summer goes), we may be chasing a couple more "third best player" types rather than a third superstar.