2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[dirkfansince1998]

If I was an owner, I wouldn't be paying the luxury tax for a first round exit team.  Hopefully, we can finally win a playoff series so we dont have to find out.

That was pretty much Cuban´s only option to improve the roster in the past. Not like the Mavs front office was any better in the 00s. Difference is that Cuban was making up for it. Mavs still rank 3rd in all time luxury tax spendings.
Just looking at the best teams it is still a pay to win league. Nets, Lakers, Bucks, Warriors, Clippers all paid luxury tax in the last couple of years or will pay luxury tax this season.
In the last 10 years three teams won without paying luxury tax (SA 14, Warriors 15, Bucks 21). Two of them went over the luxury tax line in the following season (as of now the Bucks will be over the tax line).