Updated roster + Giannis max slot 2021

[Drew]

It's not ALL about Giannis, it's about options. He's simply the best possible option. 

The approach, imo, is about not closing doors to a variety of team building choices over the next two years, and I have no trouble envisioning 20 options that are better than anything they might've conceivably passed up recently to maintain the flexibility. 

Obviously, Giannis is the ideal outcome, and good for them for throwing their chips in at the big-boy table. But, unlike the other free agency swings since 2011, most of which were LUDICROUS, this isn't the equivalent of throwing your daughter's college fund down on one hand of blackjack. If they get him, we have a DYNASTY on our hands. If they don't, there will be loads and loads of other options, many of which will be much, much better than anything they've passed up recently (that we know of). Unlike those other free agency situations, there's a 0% chance they walk away with nothing, because they're not STARTING with nothing.

But Dirkfan has a legitimate concern. Because as long As GA hope is around and as long as Mavs are targetting him, other options will be passed. If Giannis comes to 2021 free agency and decides to take a week or two to make a decision, there will not be many other options left for 35 mil of our cap space. That's why I am terrified about 2021 free agency.

I disagree. If Giannis is a FA next offseason all the bigger name players(they ones we’d want the Mavs to get if they didn’t get Giannis) would wait until Giannis signs. 

just like with the Heyward FA a few years back. NO ONE signed until he did.  

im sure they’d miss out on a smaller guy. Maybe a Jae Crowder or RoCo level player(which would help but doesn’t swing the needle to legit contender). 

but the legit 3rd star or at least significant upgrade at starter level position will be available until Giannis signs. Because those players know there will be teams that miss out on Giannis that will have money or be desperate to upgrade afterwards. 

In the End it would be ridiculous to NOT take a chance at getting Giannis since they legit have a chance in this one(unlike Lebron and others), and even if you miss out you’ll still be getting someone who improves you through FA or a trade.