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Which players deserved investigation for the Dallas Mavericks’ problems in 2020-21?

Nov 18, 2020

Nov 18, 2020 — Mark Cuban

The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Josh Richardson. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.

DAL on 2020-11-18: the listed basketball needs were event creation, creation, passing. no source-clocked open candidate route was available. 0 open-market candidate(s) matched at least one listed need. Market access, basketball fit, price, salary route, and legality remain separate.

No source-clocked open market foundlisted needs: event creation · creation · passing1 candidate — ordered by team link, then need match, then evidence. No target score.
James Hardencap charge $41.3M
Market route
Linked only to another team
Need addressed
Addresses creation, event creation, passing
Observed functions
creation · passing · event creation
Strength overlap
Addresses a need without overlapping an identified team strength
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Withheld No public price evidence before the decision
Contract & salary
Salary screen available; contract-control evidence unavailable
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

James Harden: sources linked James Harden to another team, not DAL. His prior basketball profile addressed all listed team needs: event_creation, creation, passing. The salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $41.3MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $41.2MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $32.9MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $32.9M

minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality

prior-season impact context: 2.6 per 100 (O 1.8 / D 0.8) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

Historical decision board. A public-market player is not presented as a team target without a named team link. Minimum outgoing salary is not exact legality. Missing asking price is not a zero price. Later outcomes do not alter the decision-date board.

Nov 18, 2020 — Mark Cuban

The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Tyler Bey. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.

DAL on 2020-11-18: the listed basketball needs were event creation, creation, passing. no source-clocked open candidate route was available. 0 open-market candidate(s) matched at least one listed need. Market access, basketball fit, price, salary route, and legality remain separate.

No source-clocked open market foundlisted needs: event creation · creation · passing1 candidate — ordered by team link, then need match, then evidence. No target score.
James Hardencap charge $41.3M
Market route
Linked only to another team
Need addressed
Addresses creation, event creation, passing
Observed functions
creation · passing · event creation
Strength overlap
Addresses a need without overlapping an identified team strength
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Withheld No public price evidence before the decision
Contract & salary
Salary screen available; contract-control evidence unavailable
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

James Harden: sources linked James Harden to another team, not DAL. His prior basketball profile addressed all listed team needs: event_creation, creation, passing. The salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $41.3MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $41.2MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $32.9MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $32.9M

minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality

prior-season impact context: 2.6 per 100 (O 1.8 / D 0.8) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

Historical decision board. A public-market player is not presented as a team target without a named team link. Minimum outgoing salary is not exact legality. Missing asking price is not a zero price. Later outcomes do not alter the decision-date board.