ROSTER TALK: Mavs favs for Vogel if no HC job exists. Kyrie handshake deal?

[SleepingHero]

I don't think Simmons is THE simplest explanation, but I think he is AN explanation of the mystery. 

I do not think Conley is an answer at all, because he is NOT a wing and the Mavs clearly have that as the priority. Why pay Conley $22M instead of Dragic the minimum? That makes zero sense.

They did want to pay Dragic the minimum. It was Dragic that turned them down. Why? Because they just didn't have the role Dragic wanted. This hints that the Mavs have a trade in the works for a backup PG that will take those minutes we assumed Dragic could fill on the minimum.

Conley checks all the boxes we're looking for in a PG. He's older, probably willing to come off the bench to preserve his health, and can fill in for either Luka/Dinwiddie in case they get injured through the season. He also can play off ball well, and hit the 3 at an above average rate. 

UTA also has plenty of wings that are easy throw ins if they are blowing it up. I mentioned 3 that I think are realistic and 1 pie in the sky that can't be aggregated.