Ron Boone
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It is an odd trade, but I like it for Utah. Not sure why the Clippers are trading for Odom versus waiting until Dallas buys him out for a little over two million ($2.4m), which they 100% will do if they can't trade him. Then, the Clippers could just sign Odom for the mini-mid for two seasons and save themselves $5 million. There are only 3 or 4 teams that Odom will sign with as a free agent if he is bought out and Clippers are in the Top 2. Others are Lakers, Heat, and maybe Knicks or Nets.
I'm not an expert on all this CBA/Contract crap; but I think they need to get it done by Friday to make it all work so Dallas can clear cap space to try and sign D-Will.