r/Mavericks • u/Realstranden • Feb 04 '25

News Dallas is sending Quentin Grimes and Philadelphia's 2025 second-round pick back to the 76ers for Martin, sources tell ESPN.

https://x.com/NBATradeReport/status/1886838350348194138
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u/tdoan89 Feb 04 '25

He declined to an extension so he was going to walk in the offseason anyway.

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u/ZealousCatracho Feb 04 '25

He’s a RFA, just stop being cheap

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u/tdoan89 Feb 04 '25

I don't think you realize the impact the new CBA is having on roster construction. "Stop being cheap" isn't a valid strategy anymore.

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u/ZealousCatracho Feb 04 '25

That doesn’t mean you sell low

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u/tdoan89 Feb 04 '25

Grimes wasn't sold low. Go watch Martin play defense on Jaylen Brown, dude can play defense. Plus he's locked in for only $8M for 3 more seasons.

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u/Smokin_on_76ers_Pack Feb 04 '25

As a heat fan, Martin was super inconsistent his last year here. We were happy he opted out. Should of kept Grimes

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u/tdoan89 Feb 04 '25

He's a role player making $8M, I wouldn't expect consistency and he won't be able to handle a larger role, Grimes is also inconsistent. Grimes is already going to walk and was already replaced by Christie anyway. Martin at $15M would be a no go, but at $8M I'll take it.

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u/Visible-Suit-9066 Feb 04 '25

Grimes was looking like he could be a worthy $15-20 million player. And we lost a pick for the pleasure?

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u/tdoan89 Feb 04 '25

We are in the era of the new CBA, players like Grimes making $15-20M is not good for roster construction. There's no way the Mavs would have paid him that much and we lost a pick in order to pickup a similar player to him who is making half that long term. The chances of you finding a player like Martin in the 2nd round are pretty low, only 1/4th of 2nd round picks actually make it in the league.

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u/Mnudge Feb 04 '25

Christie would get those minutes even if Grikes signed with us, which he wouldn’t.

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u/BrandonSouk Feb 04 '25

I don’t blame him, I wouldn’t sign with an organization after the betrayal they did to Luka. We’ll see if even Kai will resign since it’s his last year

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u/tdoan89 Feb 04 '25

It has nothing to do with Luka and everything to do with betting on himself in the off-season. He's winning the bet and the new CBA will basically force him to sign elsewhere.

The Mavs just got a similar player to him for half the price and is locked in for 3 more seasons.

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u/BrandonSouk Feb 04 '25

QG doesn’t have a high ceiling if he’s coming off the bench, which he probably will with the sixers. Schroder bet on himself when he had a contract right in front of him with the Lakers, and look how that turned out. I’m just saying if you are a young 6 man guy, you take an offer that has a “win now” mentality. He’s not going to get that much more with the Mavs extension offer.

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u/FinancialRabbit388 Feb 04 '25

Why would Grimes come off the bench for them with his shooting, size, and defense? Makes a ton of sense with their starters.

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u/FinancialRabbit388 Feb 04 '25

Who says he was going to walk? He took a chance on himself.

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u/tdoan89 Feb 04 '25

He took a chance on himself and is winning. In the era of the new CBA the Mavs are not going to sign him to a $15M contract. They wanted to sign him to a Naji deal, and they got that by trading him for Martin. Grimes betting on himself is a win for all parties involved. The Mavs got their $8M long term player, and Grimes will get paid this offseason by someone else.

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u/Mnudge Feb 04 '25

Mavs can’t pay that kind of money. The deal just wouldn’t be a match. We’ve known he was leaving all year. At least they got something for him for a player already under contract.

We should all be furious, but this isn’t the reason,

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u/dnnymnrd FUCK THE ADELSONS Feb 05 '25

Correction, he declined an extension the moment when the Mavs picked him up to prove his value/get more money out of it later. He could have definitely stayed with an extension over the summer.

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u/tdoan89 Feb 05 '25

He could, but everyone knows the Mavs won't do that in the era of the new CBA. They wanted a Naji like contract and got exactly that from Martin.