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[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

It is absolutely maddening that Brunson is an UFA this summer. So you either have to wayyy overpay him (and even then he might not stay so he can be a lead guard somewhere else) or you have trade him. And overpaying him puts us in the continuous cycle of loving our own guys while not being a contender.

The FO ineptitude keeps on a truckin!

FO can only offer him 12m a year. If he takes it, cool.

Brunson would be insane to take 12. He's producing like he should be worth 20-25.

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

FO can only offer him 12m a year. If he takes it, cool.

Brunson would be insane to take 12. He's producing like he should be worth 20-25.

Do we not have his bird rights next summer? I thought we could pay him whatever max he could get.

Unless you're referring to extending him now. I think the issue is that the contract could have been done where he was an RFA this summer versus a UFA. That would put us in the driver's seat of at least getting back assets if he wanted to move on.

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Do we not have his bird rights next summer? I thought we could pay him whatever max he could get.

Unless you're referring to extending him now. I think the issue is that the contract could have been done where he was an RFA this summer versus a UFA. That would put us in the driver's seat of at least getting back assets if he wanted to move on.

Yeah, we have full bird rights so once he becomes a UFA, we can pay him anything we want including the supermax.

The bad news is that just like Nash, he can choose to walk.

Right now we can lock him up via extension, but he'd be stupid to take only 12m

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Yeah, we have full bird rights so once he becomes a UFA, we can pay him anything we want including the supermax.

The bad news is that just like Nash, he can choose to walk.

Right now we can lock him up via extension, but he'd be stupid to take only 12m

Shame we have one of the worst FOs in the league. I think we can all agree that we'd like to keep him, but unfortunately a deadline trade might make the most sense. Losing him for nothing would be disastrous. And it could be a very likely scenario if the Mavs don't win a lot of games.

[BPo001]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Shame we have one of the worst FOs in the league. I think we can all agree that we'd like to keep him, but unfortunately a deadline trade might make the most sense. Losing him for nothing would be disastrous. And it could be a very likely scenario if the Mavs don't win a lot of games.

I think they have to move him, but they won’t pending an offer for a star player they can’t refuse. I think it’s likely he walks in the offseason for more money and/or a bigger role.

[turin]

Originally Posted by BPo001

I think they have to move him, but they won’t pending an offer for a star player they can’t refuse. I think it’s likely he walks in the offseason for more money and/or a bigger role.

This is what will happen. He's as good as gone.

The upside is that we will have room for yet another former Knick. :-O

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