2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[SleepingHero]

Thank you!! I figured it was something along the lines of the difference in draft rounds. Dallas would have Brunson’s full bird rights as a result of him being signed for 3+ years at the conclusion of his forth year though, right?

I'm a bit confused by your wording at the end there. If you're asking if at the conclusion of Brunson's current contract they would have his Bird Rights, that is true. As long as they keep his cap hold and retaining his rights, the Mavs can offer Brunson a max contract worth 168 million over 5 years. Similar to KP's contract they signed him to last year. Though the Mavs would have Brunson's bird rights regardless of his FA status (UFA vs. RFA) given that a team gets bird rights on a player after having that player for at least 3 seasons and that they don't trade him.