(06-28-2022, 11:52 PM)Okstate819 Wrote: You sure were worse? So far CWood + Dragic + THJ back and we lost Brunson. We’re better imo.
Sure, the pocketbook is the only concern when as a tax team already your offering a guy 22 million a year so you can pay an additional 130 million in tax. Makes sense.
At the best we are the same level as the last season, and that wasn't enough to win a ring. I think we all agree that we and the Knicks have different goals. Our goal is to win a championship, while Knicks are, at the best trying to become a playoff team.
So from Knicks perspective, i think that's an massive overpay and that he is not the player they think they are (number 1). And i'm expecting that will not last long before all the media become backlashing Brunson as an bust and overpay.
From Mavs perspective, you managed to get to the WCF. And on that team you already added a big man you need, and a top prospect for the future. That would be massive step forward for trying to get a ring, so losing your 2 best player in the playoff for nothing will at the very best put you at the same position as the last year. With much stronger west. So in that situation you have to match that offer, even if it's few million higher then you would want to (comparisons with FVV are just excuses, because of different situations).
The worst part of it is that he was your own draft pick, who has offered himself to you for contract extension FO refused. Listening Nico's words ''we can pay him more than all others'' also indicates which falt is for not extending him.
I think we all learn something from FA before, trade assests we have, draft capital we have that his replacment will be hard to be find.
Maybe statistically Dinwiddie, THJ and Hardy will replace him, but loosing your own draft pick who become 2 best player in the playoff for nothing is disaster. We are without cap space, so getting nothing in return for him is even worse, because you didn't get anything in return from which you can probably change the scheme on the court.
With his walking him from free grade for offseason will immediately go from A- to an F.
I'm really curius what Cuban (hopefully) and FO will say on this.
If anything changes, i will gladly take my words back.
PS: His next contract will probably be close to Bertans+Powell, so you can compare theirs contribution in this playoff with Jalen's.