(02-10-2024, 06:08 PM)omahen Wrote: I think Morris is logical with all the connections Mavs have. But Mavs are also deep and I would hate giving up regular rotation minutes to him. Good buyout guys usually look for a situation where they can play and show their worth for next contract.

Based on this I would prefer to give a contract to one of the young guys. Either try out Hayes (my guess he too will look for a team that can give him minutes), I think more less known young guys were also cut. Or perhaps award AJ Lawson for his hard work.

(02-10-2024, 08:55 PM)RasheedsBigWhiteSpot Wrote: Ideally I'd like someone who could fill a role like Peja in 2011.  The buyout person doesn't need to be someone expecting regular minutes or being good at many things. I want the MBT to determine who, of the buyout guys, has a singular skill that, can win a series. They can otherwise be unplayable. Remember, in the Championship run, Peja only played against the Lakers. But he destroyed them.

Perhaps the Mavs need a certain type of defender who is particularly good against Jokic or a certain top wing (like they are uncanny at stopping the unstoppable, but are worthless against regular people).

Maybe there's a Josh Richardson-type who only comes off the bench because he's a deadeye FT shooter.

Maybe there's someone who you sign because they are great at being a goon (remember DeShawn against LeBron?).

Basically, I just want the 15th guy to have a 10/10 skill rather than 5s across the board. Because, in the playoffs, benches and bootyholes tighten.  It will take something specific to get that deep bench guy in the game.

(02-10-2024, 08:55 PM)RasheedsBigWhiteSpot Wrote: Ideally I'd like someone who could fill a role like Peja in 2011.  The buyout person doesn't need to be someone expecting regular minutes or being good at many things. I want the MBT to determine who, of the buyout guys, has a singular skill that, can win a series. They can otherwise be unplayable. Remember, in the Championship run, Peja only played against the Lakers. But he destroyed them.

Perhaps the Mavs need a certain type of defender who is particularly good against Jokic or a certain top wing (like they are uncanny at stopping the unstoppable, but are worthless against regular people).

Maybe there's a Josh Richardson-type who only comes off the bench because he's a deadeye FT shooter.

Maybe there's someone who you sign because they are great at being a goon (remember DeShawn against LeBron?).

Basically, I just want the 15th guy to have a 10/10 skill rather than 5s across the board. Because, in the playoffs, benches and bootyholes tighten.  It will take something specific to get that deep bench guy in the game.

(02-11-2024, 06:21 PM)Winter Wrote: Sorry if I'm repeating something. I don't know if people saw this... from a Clutchpoint article.

Explains how Lakers offered more money to Dinwiddie.

"Spencer Dinwiddie signed a $1.5 million contract with the Lakers because the front office reportedly didn’t use a “full non-taxpayer mid-level exception on Gabe Vincent last offseason,” according to Shams Charania and Jovan Buha of The Athletic. That decision gave Los Angeles some extra money to sign a buyout player this season who happened to be Dinwiddie."

(02-11-2024, 08:01 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: The Mavs also had 5.5 mil left over from their NT-MLE. They could have offered up to 3.3 mil and stayed under tax. But our own resident Mr.Gump highlighted it's not as simple as the overall dollar amount when it comes to buyout signings above the minimum. 

At the end of the day the Mavs could've offered more than the Lakers if they wanted to. Whether they actually did remains to be seen.