Sam Amick

One of the problems is that one of the possible structures of that kind of a deal –

could have miles turner going out right right and then you got ad playing the five spot which he never likes to play uh and constantly complains about playing so i you know just the hoop head and you would love to see it i think it'd be a fascinating combination to have ad and yannis together but i don't see that happening they you know i think i'm curious to see what they ultimately do before the deadline because

They continue to get tied to a lot of different players.

You know, Zach Levine, Malik Mugg, Michael Porter Jr.

But there's also a sense that like they've kicked the tires on a lot, but are not necessarily trying to kick the door down on a deal just yet.

So, you know, we'll see where it lands.

Yeah.

Yeah, I mean, I do think there is potentially a domino effect between the Trae Young trade and the AD situation, because like I said before, you know, whatever chance there was of AD going to Atlanta with Trae Young on the roster, it was zero.

And so I don't know what that number is now, but but it is in play because Trae is no longer on the roster.

And so Atlanta and Toronto.

are two teams that are routinely discussed as, as having actual interest.

Now the Toronto problem is that the, you know, the stuff that would most logically come back in a Raptors Dallas deal, uh, is it's long-term money, which is not what Dallas wants.

And so, uh,

That's a major sticking point.

It feels like the Hawks are front and center right now.

And, you know, we'll see if some actually pops there, because from there, I don't know how robust the market is.

You know, I've written about the Warriors where, you know, 80s agent Rich Paul, you

Christian Clark, our Mavericks beat writer, reported this the other day, that he's encouraged the Mavericks to be more aggressive assessing the market.

You know, AD's camp does not believe that there's an extension waiting for him this summer, even though the Mavs have kind of signaled that maybe there is.

Nobody really believes them.