It’s official

@john_keim Hi John -do you think that the idea here is to avoid having to pay that first post-rookie starter salary in order to have more flexibility at the table with McLaurin? Thanks

@SteppingBackOut No

@john_keim You're right, of course, but the timing of the trade getting done, my question to and the he lllll announcementhe extension getting finalized

@SteppingBackOut Didn’t understand the last part there but The timing is : cuts being made in a few days (trade); season starting soon, deadline (extension). They didn’t need to free up $$.