06-26-2026, 10:13 PM
(06-26-2026, 07:41 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: I’m not at all convinced he wouldn’t have matched. A key piece of the events timeline was that Brunson took back any opportunity to match at the last minute due to a combination of hurt feelings and the opportunity to play for his dream team, with his dad on staff.
Good points. Maybe so.
But I also look at Cuban's history. He had key all-NBA level players before, who had proven themselves and were vital to the Mavs, who were FA's. When it came time to negotiate, once he set a number and the offers went higher, he tapped out. (In both cases he could have matched the offer, but was way below, and didn't.) Nash. Chandler.