03-29-2021, 02:36 PM
(03-29-2021, 02:24 PM)cow Wrote: I don't think most of us hate guys over 30, it's a balance though. Part of the reason Lowry didn't get moved at the TDL, if rumors are to be believed, is that he wanted a 2YR 25m per extension for one last big pay day. He'd be 36 and 37 in those years. Those types of deals are okay if you are that piece away and gong for it (Conley to Utah or CP3 to Phoenix) but we aren't there yet. On the flip side, this past season if had you offered Dwight Howard 2YR at 3-4M per, he'd have probably accepted and you'd have an every game contributor. I think your want to try to invest your big money right now, if at all possible, into someone that can play with Luka/KP for at least 4 years. And I do think because we aren't a destination location, we are going to have to pay a little better than the competition to get deals done. Again, that's a fine line.
I am not advocating for giving old guys 50 mil dollars and especially not for trading for those guys. I do think Lowry is a special player and will get a lot of money from the Raptors or a team that isn't the Mavs (also I thought Masai was a genius?).
I don't believe in this BS that you are trying to find guys that can play with Luka/KP for 4 years. That's just not how the NBA works. Each season is a new opportunity. If you can draft a guy that you own the rights to for a long time or get an RFA, great that gives you a longer window but most deals aren't done that way. You can only play one season at a time and there's only one championship at a time so each year you build the best roster that you can.