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[mvossman]

As a few others already mentioned it and assuming he continues as 15-20 ppg on a sort of successful team. If the plan is to play him as 6th man, than this is too much money and he walks. Someone will likely offer him starter money. Another waste of an asset for a short term shot with low probability of success. His value at TDL will be roughly what Brunsons was - a protected FRP at best. It will soon be time for Mavs to decide. Play him as 6th man and lose him or get serious.

I think his value will be different from Brunson because the whole league does not know what his destination will be the following year.

There is no reason you can't pay your 6th man 25 mil a year if he plays starter minutes, finishes games and is a top 3 player on the team.  

I don't think we are going to have to worry about this for too much longer if Wood and McGee continue to play like they are.  I'm sure the Mavs told McGee the plan was to start him, but he can't continue to play like shit and expect to keep that spot.  My guess is Wood will replace him in the starting lineup as soon as 10 games into the season.  If he is worried about starting Wood as single big, then he can start Maxi/Wood/DFS/Bullock/Luka and sub Maxi out early to sneak in some Wood single big minutes (as Dan has described).