Change has to come from Cuban

[F Gump]

Now, Brunson's camp claims he would have signed that deal. Are they saying that to throw shade on the MBT, and it's untrue? If so, then obviously there's nothing the Mavs could have done differently following the bad Donnie contract. If it's true, then that move is many times worse and damnable than choosing not to pay Brunson Knicks money last summer (if they really did have the chance). 

I don't think it's true at all. It's always felt like one of those shade-throwing tales to me that McMahon comes up with, where he says "I knew this long ago" but then he's only telling it at a time much later where it can't be verified (or contradicted) by real time questions.

I do know that a year ago, early in the season (and long before Brunson's supposed "window" was there), the consensus here was that Brunson already could NOT be signed for what an extension could offer. Perhaps in early 2022 the Brunson camp was hoping for an offer to decline, perhaps, but not one to sign since they had to be aware a bigger payday was looming in just a few more months.