07-13-2022, 11:49 AM
(07-13-2022, 11:37 AM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: Another point that I've never seen made in this whole conversation is that, in criticisms of Donnie for not making Brunson an rFA (you know, like everyone else does), would it have made any difference? Would the Knicks have been afraid that Dallas was going to match? Perhaps. It would have strengthened Dallas's negotiating position. Would the Mavs have matched the contract the Knicks gave Brunson? I think it's pretty clear they wouldn't have, given the rest of what we've seen here. My point - it was terrible GMing, but doesn't seem to have had as big of an impact as people here presume it did.It has been said a few times.
What I don’t get is why the TDL is the only moment in time that we could have traded JB. If we went to the Knicks last offseason and made a deal, they would have incentive to do it since they would have a full year with him. The Mavs saw him as a trade chip and pretty much nothing else, which is why they had a limit to how much they would pay him.