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

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I read on Twitter, or on one of the links somebody put up on this forum, that GD, "...didn't like the package put forth by the Mavericks..." and the Mavericks wouldn't move.  So...Dragic went to the...Bulls, I think.

I wonder if Luka will ever put his foot down for something...

Who knows what the real story is and there are probably different versions by different people.  Here is what Tim Cato wrote in his latest Q&A.

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This is an impossible question to answer because it can vary based on the decisions being made. Cuban remains involved in every decision, but Nico Harrison has brought top-down structure to a front office that didn’t exist in the past. Jason Kidd has significant influence, and it’s no surprise that the roster resembles the Lakers’ title team — in the additions of Javale McGee and assistant coach Quinton Crawford — more than it did last season. I also heard that the team’s disinterest in Goran Dragic this summer was centered on Kidd, which was recently discussed on an ESPN podcast. Michael Finley has a significant voice in the room, as well.

There are certainly those within the Mavericks’ organization who felt like the Jalen Brunson situation was mishandled. I don’t think that’s breaking any news; we all saw how it played out. But I’m comfortable saying that the front office seems more structured and unified in its belief about building this team for the future. Whether that means they can successful achieve that is, well, that’s another question.