2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[dirkfansince1998]

1. I have no idea what was available. But NBA deals aren't as simple as taking Jackson or Lee back to the store, getting your money back, and then buying someone else. 

I don´t mean a trade at the dead line. I was talking about available capspace last summer. They could have signed another player and decided not to do it. No trade necessary. They did not use the capspace. Now they aren´t using the TPE. Meaning that what Scott has been telling us for month is actually true. They punted on more than 10mio that could have been used to improve the roster.

2. "Rave" is overstated. But it is an asset. If they didn't find a deal they wanted, that doesn't mean that the asset is useless or that they screwed up. It just means that they didn't find the deal they wanted. 

I was all doom and gloom after free agency but some of the roster moves are looking better than I thought. Still cannot stop myself from screaming "I told you so" when it comes to the value of a TPE and the fantasies of some posters.

3. I don't think "not making a deal" is failure. I think building a bad roster and losing is failure. 

 
10 + mio in capspace are an asset. A TPE doesn´t have the same value but is still an asset. If the Mavs don´t use it they will be left with nothing. Lose value.
That´s the definition of bad asset management.
What you are describing is the...If I do nothing I cannot make a mistake approach.

5. Your opinion. I believe it's overstated. There was a good chunk of time where I thought their asset management was awful (post championship) and wrote way too many words about that topic on this forum for a number of years. I actually think they're doing a good job with it now.

Obviously disagree. They did a good job with the big decisions in the last two seasons but still disregard minor assets. Always going for the TD. Never kicking FGs. That approach can lead to big wins like the KP and Luka trade but it is also the reason why the Mavs struggled to surround them with proven starters.
I think it is more on Mark than Donnie. Always waiting for a better opportunity that might never come. Sometimes it works out but in most cases it doesn´t.