02-15-2022, 06:22 PM
Great piece. A couple of comments.
1. Mavs don't need to solve the tax riddle in the summer, they have until TDL to do it. This means they could do part of it in the summer and then see what makes most sense at TDL. Mavs have three BaE level contracts that are a total waste of money (Burke, Brown, Bobi). I would definitely look into what can be done with them.
2. A good thing is that it looks like Mavs will be paying tax one time only, as they get into very controllable teritory in 2023, if they don't trade expiring Powell and Kleber into same long term money. So Cuban might be willing to eat those 50 million just to show he is willing to spend.
3. I will be extremely surprised if Mavs don't make a draft day deal involving the pick. It will be much more difficult for them to make a deal in the summer. I trully hope they have a plan to bring in a star (which might also include some money relief).
4. Your THJ proposal is good. But, salary dumping guys for weak return would be just another loss of assets and more people asking loudly, if Mavs are actually capable of creating anything next to Luka. It was just a season ago that this same Mavs team thought THJ deal was a great one.
5. I think Mavs will try to add a significant player using picks. If that fails, I could see them trading for a player and expiring money. Like THJ for Holmes and Holiday (example)
1. Mavs don't need to solve the tax riddle in the summer, they have until TDL to do it. This means they could do part of it in the summer and then see what makes most sense at TDL. Mavs have three BaE level contracts that are a total waste of money (Burke, Brown, Bobi). I would definitely look into what can be done with them.
2. A good thing is that it looks like Mavs will be paying tax one time only, as they get into very controllable teritory in 2023, if they don't trade expiring Powell and Kleber into same long term money. So Cuban might be willing to eat those 50 million just to show he is willing to spend.
3. I will be extremely surprised if Mavs don't make a draft day deal involving the pick. It will be much more difficult for them to make a deal in the summer. I trully hope they have a plan to bring in a star (which might also include some money relief).
4. Your THJ proposal is good. But, salary dumping guys for weak return would be just another loss of assets and more people asking loudly, if Mavs are actually capable of creating anything next to Luka. It was just a season ago that this same Mavs team thought THJ deal was a great one.
5. I think Mavs will try to add a significant player using picks. If that fails, I could see them trading for a player and expiring money. Like THJ for Holmes and Holiday (example)
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