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Which players deserved investigation for the Dallas Mavericks’ problems in 2023-24?

Feb 8, 2024

Feb 8, 2024 — Nico Harrison

The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Daniel Gafford. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.

DAL on 2024-02-08: the governed pre-decision team-need layer did not support a target-fit conclusion. 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.

Team-need evidence unavailable1 candidate — ordered by team link, then need match, then evidence. No target score.
Mikal Bridgescap charge $21.7M
Market route
Not open to this team at the decision date
Need addressed
Withheld Team-need evidence unavailable
Observed functions
shooting · creation · rim protection
Strength overlap
No major overlap with an identified team strength
Availability history
Limited pre-decision availability report history
Acquisition price
Public offer-shape evidence available
Contract & salary
Minimum outgoing-salary screen available
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

Mikal Bridges: the reported route for Mikal Bridges was rejected, expired, agreed elsewhere, or otherwise not open. The team-need comparison was not supported. The minimum outgoing-salary screen was available for a $21,700,000 incoming charge. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2023 CBA transition-year rules)
Incoming salary: $21.7MTeam position proxy: Tax to first apron proxyCap-room lane (+$250K): minimum outgoing $21.4MStandard lane (100% + allowance): minimum outgoing $21.4MExpanded lane (200% / scaled buffer / 125%): minimum outgoing $14.1MTransition lane (110% + allowance): minimum outgoing $19.5M

era-correct salary lane screen only; exact apron team salary, post-trade salary, aggregation, exception inventory, guarantees, bonuses and full package remain required for legality

prior-season impact context: 1.6 per 100 (O 1.0 / D 0.6) — 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.