Now what?

[saclare]

I'm confused...the Mavs should dole out a bad contract because other teams have bad contracts?

Max for me is $25mm a year, take it or leave it and have fun in NY I guess.

[Thespiralgoeson]

Originally Posted by saclare

I'm confused...the Mavs should dole out a bad contract because other teams have bad contracts?

What exactly are you confused about? Bad contracts aren't a big deal. They're not nearly the franchise crippling albatrosses everyone acts like they are. If they were, then there wouldn't be so many bad contracts.

Max for me is $25mm a year, take it or leave it and have fun in NY I guess.

Okay, but why? Seriously, what difference does an extra 5 million make?

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by Thespiralgoeson

Seriously, what difference does an extra 5 million make?

Why not ask that to Brunson? He doesn't want to play here.

It seems the negotiating is in total amount anyway. 110 Knicks over four years seems to be their offer. OK, so offer 115 over five which comes to 23 mil a year. There is your extra 5 million and a good compromise. But it's not about the money, and it's certainly not about the winning.

Find me a source that says Brunson really wants to stay as long as the offer is to his liking, and I'll change my tune. Daddy and agent orchestrated this whole thing. There is no way he doesn't go to the Knicks after the moves they made.

[Thespiralgoeson]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Why not ask that to Brunson? He doesn't want to play here.

Huh? That makes no sense. $5 million means a hell of a lot to the player. My question is, what difference does it make to the franchise? More to the point, what difference does it make to a FAN saying the most they would offer if they were in charge is $25M a year. (And in case it wasn't clear, I meant $5 million a year, not $5 million total)

Is $30 million a year really so much more egregious an overpay and so much more crippling to the franchise than $25 million? Spoiler alert- it's not. It IS however a bigger strain on Mark Cuban's pocketbook, which is increasingly what this seems to be about.

And if it really isn't about money, as you suggest, and he's going to the Knicks no matter what the Mavs offer, then fuck it, offer him the full max and make the Knicks pay even more. No sense in letting them off easy.

[Murphy3]

Originally Posted by saclare

I'm confused...the Mavs should dole out a bad contract because other teams have bad contracts?

Max for me is $25mm a year, take it or leave it and have fun in NY I guess.

The Mavs should match or outbid NY because, at this point, it makes no difference if they are more over the cap to anyone but Cuban?s wallet.