06-28-2022, 11:38 AM
(06-28-2022, 10:57 AM)F Gump Wrote: I don't think that Brunson and JB are mutually exclusive. Mavs have wanted Dragic for a year (and vice versa), but either didn't have a way to get him, or room on the roster. Now they have both.
I don't think this is about money for Dragic, as the main priority, so I'm still not convinced he gets more than minimum. In the right scenario, he would be willing to sign each summer for a year at a time, to be a mentor and a sometime contributor, and it would start with the expectation it would last for several years.
I'm not saying they are mutually exclusive. I am saying that with Brunson on the team it does not make sense to spend more than the min on Dragic. If he is willing to join for the min with Luka/Brunson/Din on the roster then great.
If Brunson walks, then its a different story. I don't know that there is a better option for a creator/playmaker for the tax MLE. Ideally he would come on a vet min, but the Mavs would probably be willing to go to tax MLE if necessary.