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What probably happened is this: Porzingis informed them last week or so that he wanted to be traded and that he was unwilling to sign an RFA deal with them; he would sooner sign the qualifying offer, which is a massive insult to the franchise. So the Knicks probably started trying to trade Porzingis and whatever to the Pellies for Anthony Davis. When the Pellies said "no dice," the Knicks started shopping him, and Dallas eventually expressed interest. They agreed on the deal, and the Knicks said "wait a half hour" and leaked that Porzingis had asked for a trade so that they wouldn't look like total idiots. When everybody said "they're total idiots" anyway, they then leaked the tidbit about the qualifying offer so Dallas would look stupid, except that of course Porzingis probably won't demand the qualifying offer in Dallas because it's not a moron franchise run by hired goons, so Porzingis and Dallas have a quick conversation, say something along the lines of "sure, I'll sign an RFA deal if I think you guys will do right by me, just don't be assholes in the next six months" and then one of them leaks to Woj that maybe he's "open" to signing an RFA deal in Dallas if he "feels it's right after evaluating the situation."
All of this is why the entire league is laughing at New York right now. Dallas gave up empty salary, a young player they wanted to trade anyway and a couple of draft picks that won't matter if they start making playoffs again in the near future (and Luka and Porzingis and a decent supporting cast should get them there by 2021). The Knicks got cap room for two max signings and I'd be stunned if they get anybody top-notch because they have zero appealing players there already. I mean, Kemba Walker and Tobias Harris are good players, but you gonna build your playoff run around them?
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