2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[mvossman]

According to Smoking Cuban, Brunson wants 80mil, 4 years contract. And Mavs can afford 55 mil. So there we are...

Thats not accurate.  The 55 number is the max they can extend him.  They can pay him anything when he is a free agent as they have his bird rights.  The only issue is that signing DFS and Brunson in free agency without any other moves will put them deep into the tax.  Cuban can choose to pay that if he likes, or they can make another move (like trading THJ for an expiring) to avoid the tax.