05-17-2024, 01:13 AM
I’m with FGump on Exum. I saw enough this year not to give up yet. What’s wrong with him might be very fixable. What’s good about him has proven to be hard for the Mavericks to find. In order to have a good team, there will need to be one or two rotation players on minimum contracts, and he represents one of their better chances at that for next season.
Now, if we go through all of next season, and he is disappointing again in next year’s playoffs, it might be time to look elsewhere rather than pay him more than the minimum. Who knows, maybe he will be willing to sign another minimum deal. I could be talked into that just based on how much he helped during the regular season, even if I knew he wouldn’t be an option come playoff time.
The point is, there is much left for us to learn about Dante Exum, and it only costs a minimum salary to find out.
Now, if we go through all of next season, and he is disappointing again in next year’s playoffs, it might be time to look elsewhere rather than pay him more than the minimum. Who knows, maybe he will be willing to sign another minimum deal. I could be talked into that just based on how much he helped during the regular season, even if I knew he wouldn’t be an option come playoff time.
The point is, there is much left for us to learn about Dante Exum, and it only costs a minimum salary to find out.
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