08-07-2024, 11:21 AM
(08-07-2024, 09:32 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I'm really interested to see what the numbers look like for Markkanen. Not only what they give him for the renegotiate in 24/25, but what they do in the years of the extension. I don't think he's a full max guy and we are starting to see guys who are not All-NBA top 10 or so give up some money compared to what they could have gotten. This will be interesting to see when the numbers come out.
If it's not a max, I bet it's close. Thats my guess.
He seems like UT version of Michael Finley, the first "star" in a dry spell of losing teams, playing at close to an all-star level. In Mavs case, they gave Finley full max with no hesitation.
And even though there's a new financial paradigm, UT has no payroll of any consequence. No other player about to be great and get big bucks.