02-02-2021, 10:17 PM
(02-02-2021, 10:00 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: I would add a little nuance to that. Looking back on it, I think they wanted Luka to do it. Or, maybe at least for people to think Luka was doing it. I think Johnson, as the oldest player on the roster, took it on himself to try to fill in the breach as best he could, and the Mavs were okay with that, as long as Johnson was content to take a back seat publicly.I meant that they wanted to bring in a veteran leader with the Johnson contract or whoever else they were working with OKC to get. One to compliment Luka
I think Barea does have an NBA exit clause in his Spanish contract. To be clear, though, Tim didn't say anything about the Mavs actually doing anything to get Barea back. Just that it probably hadn't been the right decision to let him go, knowing how things transpired.