TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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So we're going to arbitrarily choose who Cuban will and will not pay based upon Brunson signing with NYK without talking to the Mavs?  That's just plain foolish and mental masturbation.  You go down that road, you can't even discuss trades, including those you deem are just to save money.

I'm not trying to tell you who Cuban will and will not pay with absolute certainty. I'm saying money is clearly a concern for him and we have to keep that in mind when talking about re-signing or extending guys like Green and Wood. I can't find it now, but there was a chart showing total money spent on payroll over the last 5 or so seasons. Dallas was dead last. Maybe Cuban would have made a competitive offer to Brunson if they weren't in luxury tax hell.