04-03-2023, 01:06 PM
(04-03-2023, 12:47 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Next season Maxi will earn less than MLE money. No reason to blame him because the Mavs are relying on him to play starter minutes and rushed his return to save the season. He is injury-prone. But when he is healthy and rested he is among the most versatile defenders in the legue. A valuable asset. Especially in the playoffs.Nobody is blaming Maxi for anything. The contract value is the only thing being attacked and there’s no doubt in my mind that it won’t age well. I really hope he has value to a team and we capitalize on it this offseason. He will not play in half the regular season games and wouldn’t have been ready for the playoffs if we were to make them.
Mavs have a problem because he is the number one big in the rotation. Closing most games. But that´s not on Maxi. He is paid like the third big on most teams.
To a lesser degree the same can be said about Powell. I certainly hope that he won´t get more than the minimum but it´s not his fault that the Mavs are beyond bad when it comes to drafting/signing/trading bigs.
Going to be the main task of the offseason. The never ending search for a reliable starting center.