Omahen, I would expect Mavs already know the answer to the concerns you raise. We'll see.
But I can't forget that
(1) Brunson was NOT signable right before the TDL, so it's not apples to apples w Wood at this point (I'm not even buying JB would have signed an extension in January - I think that ship sailed very early in the season. There was basically no one in our conversations here in Nov 21 who thought he would be interested at that number, because his play had clearly surpassed that level by a lot)
(2) DFS did sign an extension in the manner exactly as I describe, and was happy to get it
Mapka, I don't think the numbers on the extension he would sign have changed in the last month. And before then, the limits were smaller than he was interested in considering, so there was no way to do a deal even if they wanted to.
But I can't forget that
(1) Brunson was NOT signable right before the TDL, so it's not apples to apples w Wood at this point (I'm not even buying JB would have signed an extension in January - I think that ship sailed very early in the season. There was basically no one in our conversations here in Nov 21 who thought he would be interested at that number, because his play had clearly surpassed that level by a lot)
(2) DFS did sign an extension in the manner exactly as I describe, and was happy to get it
Mapka, I don't think the numbers on the extension he would sign have changed in the last month. And before then, the limits were smaller than he was interested in considering, so there was no way to do a deal even if they wanted to.