2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[Branduil]

Knowing this board as I do, I'm sure this is going to incite feelings like Brunson to NY is a done deal already, and that the Mavs are getting pantsed. 

He might sign in NY, I don't know. But, I think our takeaway should be that Brunson is of a caliber that's causing teams to dump other players just to position themselves to make an offer. In other words, the Mavs have what is possibly the most coveted free agent on the market right now. I honestly don't think people here really value him that much.

And to add to this, my read on this situation is that Brunson's camp is (smartly) leveraging NY the same way the Mavs have so often been leveraged in the past.

I could be wrong, of course, but my assumptions, based on the reporting that's been happening, are

1. Brunson WILL be back with the Mavs, BUT
2. Cuban WILL pay him fair market value, and not a penny less

I don't doubt Brunson's desire to re-sign. IMO the only person that could screw this up is Cuban, and solely Cuban. If he starts playing stupid games like "Well NY doesn't actually have enough money to pay you that RIGHT NOW," that's when we enter the danger zone. But right now I believe that Brunson will re-sign here and the Cuban isn't stupid enough to play around on this.