Ross notes the no-trade clause, but surmises that if the new coach doesn't want to roll with Carr, then Carr might want out. Ross states upfront this is unlikely, but he doesn't want to rule out the possibility. Ross is really conducting a kind of "if-then" thought experiment here, and, to his credit, doesn't claim to have any inside information or know anything definitively. He is just considering what could happen depending on whether the new coach believes he can succeed with Carr, or wants to move in a different direction.