Should the Mavs take advantage of this?

Yes. Guess who shares the same agent who we just made happy to deal with us again by giving George a contract he didn't deserve? Granger...

Even though it didn’t seem like a possibility a little more than a month ago, there seems to be a slight chance that Tinsley will be on the roster come Sept. 29.

As disappointing as that might sound, the idea that the Pacers won’t have Danny Granger locked up by the late-October deadline is even scarier.

In addition to touching on the Tinsley saga, Wells also mentioned the progress between Granger, his agent Mark Bartelstein and the Pacers in his recent piece.

Wells, who spoke with all involved parties recently, wrote that "there's been some communication with the Pacers, but the talks haven't been serious enough to give any indication that a deal is close to getting done."

With almost two months left to get a deal done, the fact that the talks aren’t serious on Sept. 4 isn’t anything to lose sleep over. However, Bartelstein’s comments on the negotiations have left me a little uneasy.

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You mean this year?

Those are first negotiations about a contract extension. He is still locked up, and even next year will be a restricted free agent if nothing gets done. True, a lot of teams with cap space will come knocking at his door and ask if he might consider switching teams for a big front-loaded contract, but by all accounts he likes it in Indiana and they claim they would match any offer. And after the deal that sent away O’Neal, they are in a much better position with an expiring contract (Rasho) to do that without giving up all flexibility.

The Mavs won’t be under the cap in 2009 no matter what they do. If Dallas would offer a deal to Indiana and take back a bad contract (Tinsley, Daniels, or Murphy), that might work out. But probably they would demand Howard for Granger.

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by Norsktroll on Sep 14, 2008 9:08 AM CDT reply actions