01-28-2022, 03:39 PM
(01-28-2022, 03:25 PM)cow Wrote: Keyword though is offseason. Jalen is free to do whatever he wants in the offseason so other teams aren't going to give you what he's worth on the court when they can just pay him that once the offseason is upon us. I don't think the Mavs will or should give him a starting salary at 20+ million and god bless the team that does. Bird rights don't help a ton as he isn't going to get a max offer. The benefit for trading for him now is that it is easier to resign him into your current cap limitations if he is on your roster. I'd love to get a massive return for Jalen but I just don't think that's realistic.I think you're right, that there should be a hit to his valuation due to his contract status. I just think that hit is less than is is to a team that is already prepared to make a high bid on him. Bird rights do more than what you're saying. It gives more options to the team retaining them. Honestly, Dallas could very well be a suitor for JB this offseason if they don't trade him. I mean, sign him to a contract that these other teams want him for and then wait out his non-tradeable period to get the deal they wanted in the first place (or more). NY has then wasted 3/4 of a year to get him on their team and still had to pay the price.