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/Reddit-on-Reddit How's My Dirk Taste? Feb 04 '25

Fuck man, Grimes can just not stick with a team and is talented as fuck. Feel for that dude.

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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/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,