01-30-2022, 01:23 PM
(01-30-2022, 12:36 AM)SkenfromLMF Wrote: The Mavs were over the cap, so it was literally THJ or bust... the only other option to THJ's contract would be bringing in players for the minimum OR using the MLE on something other than Bullock.
The Mavs were not over the cap. They chose to operate over the cap so they could sign THJ and give Bullock the MLE, which is only available to over the cap teams.
They had something like >$15 mil in cap space. Could also have moved players like Powell or Maxi to get more space.