05-29-2021, 10:26 PM
(05-29-2021, 10:03 PM)Aussiebballer Wrote: They could roll the cap space over another year but it would sacrifice improvement and potentially pissing Luka off. They have to communicate very clearly with Luka and his agent the next 2 years as keeping him happy and impressed with the way the team is moving is massively important.
There is no guarantee Luka will be like Dirk, he could rapidly turn into Lebron or KD if he doesn’t think the Mavs can build him title contenting teams.
And no one season 10 years ago won’t impress him.
Effectively wasting 3 offseasons is an easy way to disillusioning your star player.
It's an unpopular opinion but I think the Mavs have played the last few years EXTREMELY well.
They did not look themselves into a roster (*cough cough clippers) and have managed to find some good players. They know what type of players work well with Luka and some that don't.
We complain about the lack of assets... But after this year we only owe a single 1st to anyone and own the rest. We don't have top end assets but we have plenty of players that we have been able to accumulate that do have decent value.
Over the next 2 years, our asset pool will continue to widen as we get closer to 2023 and get all of our picks back + the young player development we already have AND we will have at least the ability to have cap space barring making a big trade or FA signing before then.
We haven't wasted any offseason yet IMO. We haven't added a major piece yet but we have added some good players and than added a bunch of young talent. we haven't been able to see their progression with a proper offseason with the team.
Mavs have gotten better each of the last few years. It's slow but it's not wasting an offseason. They'll improve this offseason too.