03-25-2021, 04:40 PM
(03-25-2021, 04:29 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: I think you might be right. Not about the actual player but about the Mavs willingness to spend money. The best way to maximize the Mavs assets would have been trade for player x/ resign THJ/ resign Richardson/ use MLE but with Doncic´s max getting closer Cuban is not as willing to go over the cap (not to mention the luxury tax).I had the same thoughts on that. Problem is with all 3 of TH/JR and Fournier the math likely doesn’t work for us to have the full MLE. And with them all playing similar positions we might need the MLE for a backup 4 or whatever
Its apples to oranges though with the Fournier and Reddick trade. We literally couldn’t offer 2nd’s to match Bostons offer. Them having that TPE was huge for the Magic who were paying luxury tax on one of the worst teams in the league. That relief isn’t something we could offer
If we want to be mad at the MBT, the real reason is: why weren’t we ever able to do what Boston just did with dome of our TPE’s?