J. Kyle Mann

So what they traded off here is effectively Kyle's opportunity call.

The Wizards basically gave up theirs in order to fill two spots with older veterans.

The Mavs basically opened doors so that they don't feel pressured, for instance, to dump a PJ Washington, some of these other guys who are helpful players for nothing because you're up against the second apron, which they were had they kept Anthony Davis another year.

This is going to be fucking tragic.

It is.

Right.

You break up the step, Ian.

It just provides you more outs and more flexibility there.

I guess the question, if you're reading the kind of vibes of Mavs fans right now, when the dust settles, like let's say in a week from now, do you feel good that you've officially moved on from everything that happened last year?

Or do you look back on it and you're like, we got Chris Middleton too bad first and Max Christie for Luka Doncic?

Did they provide platoons or what are we doing here?

Yeah.

I agree with you guys.

I just think like just getting that weight off your back probably feels pretty nice.

You could enjoy flag without the encumbrance of everything else that's like been befallen this team.

So I get it.

Let's talk about Jaron Jackson who went to Utah.

Another instance of a team kind of turning the page here.

I love this for the jazz, a team that already looked in some instances to be too good to

in order to continue to bottom out.