10-09-2024, 03:15 PM
(10-08-2024, 05:33 PM)F Gump Wrote: "Lawson can sign a one year 2-way contract with Dallas, but thereafter the Mavs can only sign him to a regular season contract." AGREED. An NBA team is limited to having a player on a 2-way deal with them to 3 seasons. Any part of a season counts as a season. The Mavs have had Lawson on a 2-way for the last 2.
MORE NOTES and clarifications
1 I think Kidd was simply saying nice things about a player who fell short.
2 "Years of Service" is a defined technical term in the CBA which refers to NBA years and status. Years of Service were originally given while playing in NBA games on a 2-way deal, but that was changed at some point (not sure when), and 2-way players no longer get a year of service for anything (including playing in NBA games) under that 2-way deal. It takes a regular NBA contract.
3 It looks to me like Lawson's NBA deal last season was counted as his 2nd year.
4 The question of whether Lawson does a 2-way with Dallas -- imo it's not about the rules, but rather whether Mavs want him (more than other 2-way options), as well as whether he gets other offers he likes better
FWIW, I sorta want to see Sharp as a 2-way, although I can see a case to be made for Gortman if he continues to play well in pre-season.
For Sharp, he seems to move well for a 7-4 guy and he has a rep as a rim defender. I guess I'm thinking longer term, post 2024-25 season, when he will be in the final year of his rookie extension and looking for a payday. Be nice to, potentially, have a replacement backup for DLive that has 2 years of G-league and occasional NBA, experience. Personally, it's painful to consider Gaff leaving/ getting traded, but DAL has had a hole in the middle for soooo long, I'd like to keep the position stocked by developing likely candidates.
Probably not a course wiser minds would follow, but I think it's worth a spot.