Luxury Tax Hell

[cow]

"The challenge becomes that we'll need to find ways to overpay or be creative to sign players (more years, options, incentives)"

I would hope for way better than this. You can't build a top team when everyone is on bloated deals. And I think more deals like DFS, Maxi, Bullock are possible to get, if you are disciplined. At the moment, we can also add Wood to that list, I think.

The real thing that has to happen is that they have to find a way to make the GL and 2-way platforms work to create young, bargain talent for them. The Mavs have been AWFUL at those levels, and that's where bargains can not only be found, but created.

You can hope for way better but until the MBT proves otherwise, that's a waste of hope.  Most front offices are much, much smarter these days.  A deals like Paul Millsap to the Hawks is not likely to happen these days.  Mark has always been impatient so I don't see "GL/2-ways" as his path forward.  I think because he built a championship team in 2011 that he's capable of doing it again and in a similar fashion and that's just not how the league operates anymore.  I'm not saying we should money whip free agents but to get anyone here, we'll need to overpay in free agency and most likely in the trade market too given our recent history...though the Wood trade does give me a little hope.  Slight overpays are okay as is being creative with contracts.  It's why we have Bullock and why we didn't land Crowder.

I guess Hardy will be a nice benchmark to see if MBT 2.0 is any better at this.  

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No disrespect intended. My words could have been chosen better.

Dumb = Me, not your label.  I was vocal against resigning THJ (felt like Dwight Powell move to a much lesser extent).  At least the contract structure makes him more attractive with every year that passes.