2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[Jakeospikez]

Mysterious "other team" can ALWAYS outbid the Mavs. But -- we don't know that said team(s) will have any interest ...or, even if interested, whether they will put a bigger offer on the table.

That's how GS got players like OPJ and Bjelica in the 1st place -- they were sure to get offers that couldn't be beat, and then, whaddya know, they settled for minimums instead.

That having been said, there's value in seeing if you can find the next OPJ or Batum or X, whose value has vanished and is available at the minimum. Or GPJr, who had yet to prove himself, but showed sporadic promise. Would not be a bad idea to save the last roster slot or two for players like that, fallen stars or not-quite-there prospects, willing to take a minimum.

OPJ was a weird situation I think. Always had the talent, but he was injured for his entire big contract. There were fans from lots of teams wanting to give him a chance. Even random Mavs fans. Teams probably scared to give him too much so best deal was probably taking the vet min with GS to help recoup his market value on a good team that will use him correctly and/or ring chase. Mavs might be in position to get these kind of players though now for sure.