08-25-2021, 10:02 AM
I have personally accepted that neither Dragic nor Markanned will join mavs.
Dragic is 35 and this is probably his last contract, so he will try to squeeze out of it as much as he can (as all players do). So, moneywise Dallas either does not have the money for him or does not want to pay him, what he wants. And, also, Raptors are in a dire need of a veteran pg with a proven pedigree and Dragic has it (and Raptors do not - their pgs are a work in progress) - so why would they buy him out and then watch, as he joins one of their rivals?
Even stranger is the obsession with Markannen. At the end of the day that is the guy who: last four years played only 50 games per season, lost his starter position, has each year a diminishing number of points made, and (unproven) want an unrealistic, Schroeder-like contract. Yes, his shooting percentange is respectable and he is tall (over 2 meters), so he will make a fine addition to mavs overflowing/supernumerary/excessive number of tall men - especially those who play only 60 % of the games per season. If mavs is in a such dire need of giants, I checked, and for example Yao Ming and Tkachenko are both healthy, free and probably willing to take a cheap contract
As usually, I freely admit that this is my personal opinion only and that I could/can/ought to/must/will/shall be proven wrong.
Dragic is 35 and this is probably his last contract, so he will try to squeeze out of it as much as he can (as all players do). So, moneywise Dallas either does not have the money for him or does not want to pay him, what he wants. And, also, Raptors are in a dire need of a veteran pg with a proven pedigree and Dragic has it (and Raptors do not - their pgs are a work in progress) - so why would they buy him out and then watch, as he joins one of their rivals?
Even stranger is the obsession with Markannen. At the end of the day that is the guy who: last four years played only 50 games per season, lost his starter position, has each year a diminishing number of points made, and (unproven) want an unrealistic, Schroeder-like contract. Yes, his shooting percentange is respectable and he is tall (over 2 meters), so he will make a fine addition to mavs overflowing/supernumerary/excessive number of tall men - especially those who play only 60 % of the games per season. If mavs is in a such dire need of giants, I checked, and for example Yao Ming and Tkachenko are both healthy, free and probably willing to take a cheap contract
As usually, I freely admit that this is my personal opinion only and that I could/can/ought to/must/will/shall be proven wrong.
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