02-18-2022, 04:21 PM
(02-18-2022, 04:11 PM)michaeltex Wrote: This feels a little revisionist.
Remembering back, KP and his rep/brother were both kind of closed mouth about whether he'd even sign with DAL after the season. There was speculation that he'd get offers from more competitive teams and take the alternative deal instead. We were collectively still flinching from the DAJ bait-and-switch. I think DAL got his signature before the sound even faded from the midnight chime during free agency.
And had KP of walked, you would have spent those assets for nothing. KP wanted out of New York but I'd guess Dallas was pretty far down the list of places he wanted to end up. Maybe they could have written injury protections into the contract to go along with that fifth year, but the Mavs really couldn't afford to have any doubt in KP's mind about signing here.