Does this not imply that the ultimate Oreo singularity would just be a single ball of cookie-cream in the ideal ratio?

On the day the Staffcast drops? You and @hackattackimer.bsky.social are growing too powerful.

Knicks need it to be a real Freaky Friday if they hope to make this into a competitive series

Cleary head-safety in affect, he's safe

Is there any explanation other than, that for some reason (ownership pressure, PR concern), the Mavs prioritized getting the deal done fast and quietly over extracting maximum possible value?

The only rationale that I can think of is either ownership, or Niko himself, valued getting the negotiations and trade done as quickly and quietly as possible. Maybe it’s wanting to just rip of the PR band-aid but it’s the only explanation of why they could try to extract more value.