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

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I tend to agree with this. It also means they can trade for a vet or pick up a buyout guy without much trouble if the opportunity arises. The TDL is another time when guys might be come available. I think its not a bad idea to have a spot or two on the roster that is easy to free up.

I don't think they will go 2/3 of the season (to TDL) without a 3rd guy, but I think they might pursue temp-like solutions to begin ... ie, where they have a guy on a non-guaranteed (or lightly guaranteed) contract, allowing them to move off of him should they get a better solution.

The idea of Bledsoe (assuming he gets bought out) is a good add to the list, and would get a guaranteed deal of course. Kemba probably would as well. I suspect Mavs are waiting for one or the other of these to be freed up. Or maybe waiting for all the dominos to line up for a trade for a 3rd guy.

But Thomas or Knight would likely be giddy to get whatever they can get, and available any time even if there are no guarantees -- Knight especially, who by my count needs another year of service (or any part thereof) to qualify for the security of the lucrative NBA pension. Dorsey wouldn't be the answer, so I think he's gotta be satisfied to be just a 2-way guy for now. Pinson, not an answer, not a player really, the cheerleader thing is annoyingly in the way, but it is what it is.