07-11-2021, 02:24 PM
(07-11-2021, 01:44 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: As Mapka says, it won’t happen. The extension he signs now guarantees $201mm. If he waits a year, he’s guaranteed nothing. Dallas has to offer it. Luka is exactly what the CBA writers had in mind when they wrote this section. I imagine someone, some day will pass on this to get out of a situation they don’t like. But, Luka has already said it won’t be him.
I´m not saying anything about not signing it, just delaying the signature by 12 months. Of course Luka can sign it now, but it puts the Mavs at a significant competitive cap disadvantage.
As people always say here: Has never happened. What also has never happened in history is an injury that prevented a player of Luka´s level to sign a (super) max contract. He could tear his ACL and Achilles at the same time, and the Mavs would still offer him the super-max the next day.