In a contained environment like the NBA, the smallest movement sends ripples in all directions. When the most sought after free agent changes his mind, it is a giant boulder being dropped into the water, sending waves everywhere.
Last summer’s DeAndre Jordan debacle had the biggest impact on the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers, but one of the splashes created by it ended up affecting the Indiana Pacers as well.
The Fort Worth Star Telegram’s Dwain Price talked with Dallas coach Rick Carlisle about Monta Ellis and how Dallas let the now Indiana Pacers guard walk to make room for what would be their franchise center.