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[Smitty]

You could look at it as we paid a 2030 pick swap to obtain Grant Williams who we then traded for PJ Washington and two 2nd-round picks.

In that case, we spent a top-2 protected 2027 1st as well as a 2030 pick swap to obtain PJ Washington and two, 2nd-round picks.

That's what it cost.

Once you've watched PJ Washington play for a while, you'll realize that this was not a good deal.

This is wrong. I won't go into what obtaining Grant Williams 'cost' to acquire, because that has nothing to do with what PJW cost. --The sunk cost fallacy.

You said "PJW isn't worth a top-2 protected FRP" and that you would have liked the deal, "had we obtained him for our two SRP's".


To be clear; this was the trade:

Mavs: PJW, 2 SRP's

CHA: Gwill, Curry, '27 FRP (DAL - Top 2 Protected)


Maybe you believe that Grant Williams is a good player, on a positive contract, and that Luka and others wanted him to stay. Even if that's the case, obtaining PJW didn't cost a top-2 protected FRP. He cost exactly what the trade above illustrates.

Edit: The Dallas Mavericks were 'determined' to part ways with Grant Williams after he 'rubbed a lot of people the wrong way,' per @espn_macmahon

ICYMI: Part of the P.J. Washington trade for the Dallas Mavericks was about moving on from Grant Williams — a player and personality that didn't fit.

"Williams' personality had worn on the Mavs' locker room in recent months."