06-24-2025, 07:50 PM
(06-24-2025, 07:25 PM)F Gump Wrote: Interestingly, Bobby Marks (who has no dog in the hunt) opined that he felt the numbers for Kyrie should be 3/113 -- which in essence is tacking on 2 years at 70M. He felt that both sides would be giving a bit, to allow for the risk in Kyrie's recovery. Kyrie gets a guarantee to protect the downside, Mavs get potential upside for taking the risk, and both sides get to remain partners.
That could make the y/y/y come in at something like 35, 37.5, 40.
Thoughts?
FWIW the deadline for a decision is 10:59 Dallas time, it gets made by Kyrie, and "no decision" means he will become a FA and be doing a new deal.
Except (and I know you don’t trust Shams, but) what started this conversation was shams saying they’ve already offered a bigger deal than that (around $40 million per year) and Kyrie has already rejected it, claiming it’s too low.
Is it possible that you and Bobby Marks are wrong, and if so, does the idea that Kyrie, like Daniel Gafford, might get a lot more than you expect change the equation for you? Because it might change things a bit for me.