TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[Mavs2021]

Why not? What I'm describing is EXACTLY what Dallas did with Porzingis, who hadn't even played a game for them yet. They told him they were going to max him when they could and then they did it.

Porzingis was a RFA, so there was no risk of him walking. Just that he could be upset, if Cuban let him do an Ayton. Porzingis would have found out that nobody was going to break the bank for him, at which point Mavs could have comfortably negotiated the five years slightly below the full max with a team option and incentives.