(02-16-2022, 07:02 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: 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.
I'm not confident of this. If they pay Brunson and do nothing else, they are already at $142mm for Luka, THJ, Dinwiddie, Bertans, DFS, Bullock, Green, Brunson and the 2022 pick. Who plays 48 minutes of C for the money that is left.
What I meant. I think Cuban will pay the 50 million of tax, which you calculated equals to current team + Brunson. In my example, I take into account a trade (or more of them), however assuming that total salaries after the the trade(s) will be approximately the same as you calculated.
I think Mavs will make their trade(s) on draft day and then more or less just resign Brunson in the summer. At least flexibility will be far bigger on draft day. I hope they already have something lined up. A couple of teams will have to make a decision about their players. Will they resign, are they in long term plan? Grant, Turner, Wood for example. Teams will be setting up for FA.