FA: JaVale McGee 3yrs/$17.2M to DAL | will indeed start at center

[SleepingHero]

All of a sudden when it was confirmed that he would leave...

No not when he was confirmed to leave, but rather when it was the reported the $ that the Knicks were signing him to did I get cold feet.

I looked at what $25M buys you in today's NBA and I thought that Brunson would've been in the lower 1/3rd talent wise in terms of players earning that. It turns out the Knicks gave him even more than $25M a year, which meant the Mavs probably would've had to go to at least near $30M to get Jalen to think about coming back. 

At what price is it ludicrous to pay to maintain the asset? Again, I like Brunson the player. I did not suddenly harbor ill-feelings toward him the moment the Knicks became the frontrunner, and I kept reiterating a 5/110 deal after the draft as a number I'd like him at. The Knicks blew that out of the water.