01-10-2026, 08:56 PM
(01-10-2026, 08:07 PM)F Gump Wrote: Sure you have. You are just closing your mind to what you have seen. But all the evidence to date says PD will always pay tax, so it would be something new and different if he didn't do so in the future.
Cuban sold the Mavs mid-season, and ran them for the rest of the season. Then, since that short transition, Dumont has not held back on the spending at all, as he has approved paying tax every season.
I don't think he would be interested in just flushing money for no reason, but if it looks like there's a path to winning, the evidence to date says he will spend.
Oh, and btw, if he had an expert GM instead of Nico the Idiot, the issue of repeater tax wouldn't even be in the mix for quite a few years. That's not just a reminder at how bad Nico was, but also on how much different thigs can (and will) operate once they get an elite GM to run the roster-building show. (I'm no GM, and I saw that blunder for what it was and its financial implications, in real time -- and Nico stupidly did it. Sooooo bad. Such an own goal. But it doesn't have to keep happening.)
He has shown he is willing to pay a small tax after a finals run with his GM is telling him he made the big move to put them over the top. He got burned hard. Does he still have the stomach to pay tax (especially over 100 million) after this team goes to the lottery two years in a row? If they actually manage to hire a quality GM he will most likely inform Dumont that this roster has no chance to contend and act accordingly.