07-02-2022, 01:11 PM
(07-02-2022, 01:02 PM)omahen Wrote: We are in January. On one hand you have guaranteed 55 mil, on the other hand you have a possibility of 80 mil in the summer. Things can go wrong until summer. You can get seriously injured and 80 mil would be gone, you could have a bad series,... I find it perfectly possible to take the money. It is still a lot of money. Not sure why people are so comfortable calling Rick Brunson a liar without any other info that would contradict what he said. Even same people that convince others on occasions what a great reporter McMahon is (January thing was mentioned by him several times as a fact - are we sure Rick is his only source?).
If that is true, it is Mavs job to realize that and act accordingly. They are the ones spending basically 24/7 with him.
We can argue about Playoff producer until the cows come home...but, imo as a casual, JB is very skilled and smart and worth way more than the 55m available. I personally would have bet on myself too at that point. Especially knowing you have Family in the Knicks organization that are influential to their decisions. 55m is a lot of money and I agree with you that some people would take the guarantee...but I think Jalens skills are way above the normal player that is in his type of position.
And...yeah...thats why I posted that they should have traded him. But they were still in a tough situation knowing you have a solid player that you shouldnt trade especially if he balls in playoffs. Just a bad deal around for the Mavs. Trade would have been best outcome in hindsight