(02-05-2023, 03:37 PM)omahen Wrote: I think Mavs have 6 months window to win a title with Luka. After that, the fireworks will be spectacular
Oh yeah, no doubt they just accelerated the Luka departure. You can already talk yourself into the Jimmy Butler/Tyler Herro/Kyrie Irving championship window. I just hope the picks changing hands in the Luka trade are protected. We shouldn´t trade Luka away with two unprotected Mavs firsts.
(02-05-2023, 03:45 PM)loki Wrote: I wanted Kyrie, but not at that price. I can almost forgive the 1st rounder since it's so far out and would still allow another all-in move. I can almost forgive including DFS since they have Bullock and Green to play the 3&D role. But including both? Was there any negotiation at all or did Cuban just give them exactly what they asked for?
Having said that...I'm not all doom and gloom. I think they need to find a DFS-lite to fill the void at forward, but Luka+Kyrie is an incredible 1-2 punch. They don't really need a big minute 3rd ballhandler in my view. If this team can ever get healthy and Wood keeps up his defensive improvement, they can absolutely make noise in the West.
I'm curious what's going to happen with the Kyrie contract situation though. I was adamant they would not give him a 4 year max. Given how Cuban folded like a cheap lawn chair in the trade, I'm no longer so sure of that. He's probably too scared of losing him to offer anything other than max dollars and max years.
Of course they are giving him the full four year max, what else is left after they traded away everything, while not generating any capspace.