01-24-2022, 06:00 PM
One more thing re THJ.
The Mavs are somewhat faced with the issue that he's the 3rd highest paid Mav (counting Luka at his max), but he's not the 3rd most valuable contributor.
Brunson is, imo.
"Fairness" in relative contracts is a thing, because "if you are paying him X and I'm better, then I should get more" is part of everyone's thinking. THJ's contract will have a ripple effect with both JB and DFS.
That's another reason to trade THJ, I think. Even if it's only MCs money, they can't pay everyone "THJ money" who is playing at that level or better. The total just gets too big. They have to pay those guys MLE or a bit more.
Pencil in the talents, and it's easy to see how there's only so much to go around ...
Luka - 36
KP - 34
____ (3rd best) -- 15-18 or so [Brunson]
Players 4-8 - MLE (10-12) ... right now, this might be DFS, Kleber, Bullock, Powell, THJ
That puts you at 140-148, for 8 players. That's more than the tax line! Then you have a few making only 3-5M (Bobi, Green, Burke, S Brown) and a few making 1.5-ish minimum (Moses, Franky, Chriss) and you're deep in tax.
But it's the same with everyone. No one can really be paying those mid-roster players THJ prices, and make it all fit.
The Mavs are somewhat faced with the issue that he's the 3rd highest paid Mav (counting Luka at his max), but he's not the 3rd most valuable contributor.
Brunson is, imo.
"Fairness" in relative contracts is a thing, because "if you are paying him X and I'm better, then I should get more" is part of everyone's thinking. THJ's contract will have a ripple effect with both JB and DFS.
That's another reason to trade THJ, I think. Even if it's only MCs money, they can't pay everyone "THJ money" who is playing at that level or better. The total just gets too big. They have to pay those guys MLE or a bit more.
Pencil in the talents, and it's easy to see how there's only so much to go around ...
Luka - 36
KP - 34
____ (3rd best) -- 15-18 or so [Brunson]
Players 4-8 - MLE (10-12) ... right now, this might be DFS, Kleber, Bullock, Powell, THJ
That puts you at 140-148, for 8 players. That's more than the tax line! Then you have a few making only 3-5M (Bobi, Green, Burke, S Brown) and a few making 1.5-ish minimum (Moses, Franky, Chriss) and you're deep in tax.
But it's the same with everyone. No one can really be paying those mid-roster players THJ prices, and make it all fit.
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