(10-24-2024, 10:01 AM)mvossman Wrote: I mean paying more is a legit downside. We could run into Apron issues making it more difficult/painful to sign at the bigger number. He could also sign a poison pill offer sheet to make things much more difficult. I think its unlikely that he will get an offer more than MLE, but if he has a really nice year its possible, at which point we would probably regret not getting something down now.
OTOH paying less - maybe a LOT less - is a legitimate upside.
We don't know what Grimes was demanding. An extension was not limited to MLE. The theoretical apron issues could have been part of why there's no deal now.
It's easy to assume his ask was modest or reasonable, but it could have been absurd.
I'm not sure what poison pill potential exists, that could cause issues for the Mavs next summer. Am I forgetting something?