If you add up the reasons Deron had for staying in New York, starting with the extra 25 million, and being a star in the nation's biggest city, and the fact that his wife loves it there, and Joe Johnson, and an owner willing to throw money down a rat hole, I don't think Cuban's presence at a meeting would change the balance very much. Deron leaving 25 mil on the table is a lot different than LeBron doing it. His shoe contract alone more than makes up the difference...not to mention that Deron' endorsement value in New York is worth a lot more millions as well.
Unless he was really hungry for home cooking, Dallas's bid was simply not competitive. And for less than 1 of those 25 million, he can fly him mom in to cook, and buy her a nice condo to stay in while she's up there.
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Last edited by G-Man; 10-08-2012 at 07:13 PM.
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