01-14-2023, 09:20 PM
(01-14-2023, 08:41 PM)Razzmatazz_Hopskidillydoo Wrote: I want to move on from this JB talk.
But apparently, the Mavs aren't.
No lessons learned.
It's a bit different, but the Wood situation feels the same.
36M/2years is definitely reasonable for the Mavs, but in the current rate of how Wood is playing, that's becoming more and more unrealistic. IMHo, that's already a low ball offer. If the Mavs continue the negotiations with a "you-need-us-we-can-replace-you" approach, then they better trade Wood.
Because when Wood hits free agency, Mark's going to (again) tell everyone, the Mavs have the most to offer.
But if course he wouldn't follow thru with it and say the price tag is now ridiculous.
In my view the 4 year $77m extension offer should have been on the table Dec 24th. Of course, it would have been a lot easier to determine he was worth that if they just put him in the lineup instead of playing childish psychological games.
Let's hope there is still time to salvage the situation. Losing the 2nd best player on the team two years in a row would be a catastrophe. But at this point if I'm Wood's agent, I'm probably telling him to turn down the 4 year deal if the Mavs ever get around to offering it.