(09-03-2020, 05:20 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: No need to hate on your own team, my man, which is the common thread of your two comments. In any event, as SH has said, the Mavs would have to piss off Luka royally, like few teams have ever pissed off one of their players, for his not being for the next five years (rookie contract + the first three years of his max extension which only the Mavs can give him) to be a thing. We can worry about his being here longterm at that point. But you are correct that the Mavs had damn well better figure out how to make a Dallas a destination - shouldn't be that hard, really, given the size of the city and market, the warm weather, the lack of state sales tax, and ****freaking Luka,**** so the Mavs not being a destination requires some profound soul searching by the MBT - or Luka may indeed seek greener pastures in five years. Or, they should just pivot to focusing on getting 100% of their core players in the draft and by trade, and never by free agency.
Stating facts isn't hating my team, my man. I want Luka to be a lifer, but if them to we build around him is an "also-ran", we should prepare ourselves that he'll leave for a team that can bring him titles. You might think we have plenty of time to accomplish that, but we've spent a lot in acquiring him and KP which limit the moves we can make going forward. The point is that we shouldn't expect Dirk-like patience or loyalty from him. The clock is ticking. The closest thing to a star that the MBT have landed in free agency is a slightly washed DAJ. We are we'll beyond the need to soul search.