02-06-2026, 10:54 AM
Been thinking about alternate timelines...
Along the lines of what if Luka was still here and his new max extension kicked in this year? He'd be making ~$70M annually over the next 5 years. More actually, since it would be tied to a % of the team cap. Without the draft capital traded away trying to build a team for him, how hamstrung would DAL have been? Would we be down to paying starters and hoping for rookie or VM contracts to fill the roster?
In other words, are we in better shape to build a contender than we were a couple years ago?
Along the lines of what if Luka was still here and his new max extension kicked in this year? He'd be making ~$70M annually over the next 5 years. More actually, since it would be tied to a % of the team cap. Without the draft capital traded away trying to build a team for him, how hamstrung would DAL have been? Would we be down to paying starters and hoping for rookie or VM contracts to fill the roster?
In other words, are we in better shape to build a contender than we were a couple years ago?