01-03-2023, 03:24 PM
The Mavs are open to a two year extension for $32 million? LOL! Of course they are. That’s just a lowball offer, not to be taken seriously. Wood may be open to two years in the off-season when presumably the Mavs could pay $50 million or something like that with bird rights. Or, maybe he’d take a full four year extension now, but he’s not taking $32 million. And his trade value as a not even half year rental will be pretty lousy. This sounds like a repeat of last summer’s roster management mistakes in the making. Pay him for longer now, pay him more later, get a nickels on the dollar fire sale return in a deadline trade that also damages your credibility as a franchise that can hang with the big boys, or have him walk. Those are basically the Mavs choices. It’s deja vu all over. Right now, the Mavs need to worry about doing everything they can to win the title this season. It’s wide open. They have the best player and as good a chance as anyone if they can make the right trade deadline moves.