DAL OFFSEASON: Trade & FA | Mavs "mostly done...but you never know."

[WillE]

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He already handed out millions to a player once, just because he felt this to be the right thing to do:
That player was named Dirk and received with 25 mil the highest annual salary of his career.

Dirk more than deserved that money not just because he is the GOAT, and for everything he did for this franchise. But also because he took massive paycuts several times in the last decade to give the Mavs an outside shot in free agency. Cuban didn't just hand out 25 mil to Dirk because he wanted to. He did it because he owed Dirk the biggest IOU in the history of the NBA. 
 
I think Barea has done some great things for the Mavs, but he isn't even in the same stratosphere in Mavs history as Dirk. He's not even top 10 in importance of success in Mavs history.

No one is in the same stratosphere in Mavs history as Dirk.

But yes, Dirk actually earned it already because of the paycuts he took - afaia JJ didn't do that.

So what remains is the sheer respect for someone who was decisive in our championship run.

And because of that, you treat him fair. But a non-guaranteed contract would already be unfair, because that would already influence the final decision, as he'd be the only candidate who cut be cut without a financial loss. So from that point of view, he wasn't handed money but only a true fair chance to compete for the roster. Nothing less, nothing more.

And to me, that's the least he's earned.