TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[Mapka]

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

That's the point. If Wood comes back and plays great he might think he should get more.
We are more committed to him than he is to us. The chances that he isn't able to get 36/2 on the open market are slim.