02-03-2025, 04:16 PM
One note about the Mavs now chasing a star (like all these names floating about) -- in Nico's plans, do they even want one?
These supermax stars eat up a massive chunk of your payroll, but used to be you just keep spending. Now with a hard cap, you quickly run out of room for players. Is it better to have 1 useful guy at 53M or 3-4 talented guys at 12-15 each?
Buried beneath the Mavs concern about Lukas trajectory is that big financial question, and I am guessing Nico is acting with that as a major factor in his approach. (It's also informative that defense and no-names tend to cost way less.)
These supermax stars eat up a massive chunk of your payroll, but used to be you just keep spending. Now with a hard cap, you quickly run out of room for players. Is it better to have 1 useful guy at 53M or 3-4 talented guys at 12-15 each?
Buried beneath the Mavs concern about Lukas trajectory is that big financial question, and I am guessing Nico is acting with that as a major factor in his approach. (It's also informative that defense and no-names tend to cost way less.)
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