2021-2022 MAVS NEWS: 4th in West | WCF loss [ARCHIVED]

[DanSchwartzgan]

Reading the tea leaves of this news coming right after Burke wiped his Instagram, I think there's a non-zero chance that in this case it's a one in, one out situation.

Are you thinking a trade?  Or, Dallas cutting Burke with two seasons left?  Or, Burke to a third team?  Is he a S/W candidate spreading $6mm over 5 years just to pay Frank instead?  I don’t really know, but none of those sound super likely.

FWIW, Here is what I wrote last night but failed to hit enter:

Obviously, this could be Dragic roster-clearing related.  But there are other ways that don’t have to be related to Dragic at all:

1.  I’ve kind of assumed Burke is our emergency bench ball handler if Luka or Brunson had to miss time.  Can we go a week with Terry or McGlaughlin?  Don’t see it.  So, if Burke is out, some viable ball handling guard needs to be heading this way.


2. There are a good number of teams that could benefit from swapping a more expensive 1 year guy for a less expensive 2 year guy from a tax standpoint.  Dallas would rather have the more expensive one year guy and get off of Burke’s 22/23 tax hit.


3.  Some of the teams involved in rumored deals might need to drop salary.  Maybe the price for taking on someone in our TPE is getting rid of Burke’s second year.  


4.  Or, maybe Burke wiping his Instagram account means nothing.