This Season's Roster Outlook

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by spreedom

Based on his recent play, I would be absolutely stunned if the Mavs gave Ellis a three-year "max" contract (max meaning $15M or whatever... not a true max). He just hasn't been good, at all, for like three months.

No kidding... He's probably worth $10-12m per year at this point, WITH the salary cap spike around the corner. I'd rather let him walk than overpay him, since retaining Ellis isn't going to get us anywhere and only limits what we can do this summer.