01-28-2023, 02:32 PM
Exactly. And THJ and Bullock have value to us. You have to be willing to walk away sometimes. The general consensus here is that we’ve been terrible negotiators in the Cuban era. Post 2011 especially.
For instance, I’d rather keep Reggie than sell low for salary relief and a 2nd rd. pick. He provides value on the court and can be useful in trade matching in the future if we keep him. So unless terms are favorable and we get something we really want, keep them. Tim serves a pretty important function here as well.
My fear is the $ angle is more important to Cuban than we know, and he may push to make less than desirable moves and sell it as “flexibility” when what he really means is “saves me money.”
I’m fine with him finding a way out of paying repeater tax, as long as it doesn’t hurt the present day product too much and he intends to go ALL IN at some point in the next two years.
For instance, I’d rather keep Reggie than sell low for salary relief and a 2nd rd. pick. He provides value on the court and can be useful in trade matching in the future if we keep him. So unless terms are favorable and we get something we really want, keep them. Tim serves a pretty important function here as well.
My fear is the $ angle is more important to Cuban than we know, and he may push to make less than desirable moves and sell it as “flexibility” when what he really means is “saves me money.”
I’m fine with him finding a way out of paying repeater tax, as long as it doesn’t hurt the present day product too much and he intends to go ALL IN at some point in the next two years.
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