(03-30-2021, 07:55 AM)ItsGoTime Wrote: It's the unnecessary part that gets me. Why/how did Burke/WCS earn more than the MLE? If we have to overpay guys like that that are obvious MLE players, ....
Wait, what?
WCS and Burke are both on very modest contracts, and far BELOW the MLE. Their contracts are exactly the sort you want to have for your backups - minor money and easy to move on from if the Mavs ever feel the need.
It's Powell that has been wildly overpaid where it's been impossible for him to ever outplay his contract. Twice, in fact. Now that his game has slipped and his play is worth even less, and they want to move on to find someone more productive, they're unable to find a taker - they're being choked by the lack of contractual discipline with no one else being interested in the awful contract.