06-23-2021, 05:49 PM
(06-23-2021, 05:05 PM)F Gump Wrote: 1 Yes, but I'm not disagreeing on what Luka might want. I'm instead reminding that what Luka prefers is not the ONLY thing that will determine the contract length and terms. It is not a one-party decision.
Well, as far as this goes, I think it pretty much is, as a de facto matter. The Mavs aren't going to let Luka walk if he insists on a 3+1 instead of a 4+1, especially if they see the business sense in it. Maybe they'll surprise me and make him take the QO instead, who knows, but that would be really self-destructive, imho.
2 Don't forget the Mavs should know the terms of the upcoming Luka deal (and its ramifications) very quickly, perhaps already, so they won't need to assume anything. And I would expect the Mavs already see this summer as one of urgency, so I doubt a 3+1 or a 4+1 or a 5 will change that approach, whatever it is.
Yes, they will know that. Perhaps I should have phrased it in terms of our fan discussions -- as we do our armchair planning, we should be fully aware that the team doesn't necessarily have five or six years to fiddle around. (Realize you didn't say they did.)