2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[cow]

It's only an albatross contract if it's a bad player who doesn't fit your team and your only goal is to trade him. If that's how Cuban thought of Brunson then it's past time to start thinking about trading Luka.

Good players can have bad contracts.  JB and Luka together presents problems.  They are both gifted offensive point guards who struggle on the defensive end.  If JB leaves, that dynamic is going to be a big part of why he's going.  If you think JB a true #2, give him the $30M.   I don't have any ill will towards anyone with that mindset.  If he MBT don't think he's a true #2, they can't pay him that large of a contract as if that tandem doesn't get the team where it wants to go, you'll have to pump more assets into getting off that contract.  Punting assets down the road is what got the team in this mess in the first place.

Did the Mavs fuck up with the Dwight Powell contract?  Yes.  
Did the Mavs fuck up with the KP trade?  Yes.
Did the Mavs fuck up with THJ latest contract?  Yes.
Did the Mavs fuck up with Jalen contract and extensions?  Yes
Did they make 10,000 other mistakes along the way (WCS extension, Green Draft, Curry Trade, Wright Trade)?  Yes
Do any of those fuckups matter now?  No.  You can't fix them.  You just have to move forward.

Minimizing the impact of Jalen's unrestricted free agency is the best "worst" outcome we can shoot for now.