07-08-2022, 03:53 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-08-2022, 03:55 PM by KillerLeft.)
(07-08-2022, 03:21 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I’m probably more convinced now than I have been that there will be a S&T. I’ll post this in another thread, but the Knick OTC version that keeps the Kemba TPE, keeps their BAE and allows for Brunson to have a declining contract from $28mm is probably already a done deal. It is just a matter of whether it will get more complex than that or not.
Ok, I buy this. I think you're right on the money. When you and @"F Gump" are singing the same tune, it's a good bet that the logic is sound, and at this point, just the deals not being finalized points to the likelihood of this, too.
The question is: What do we think the benefit for the Mavs ends up being? Is it just the TPE, or will it be one of the dozen scenarios you laid out all Spring? Sorry, I love you, but you weren't selling "they'll turn Brunson into a TPE that will go unused." That's not what I got out of your bi-weekly "just in case they lose Brunson" posts. Apologies if I missed something. (full credit for seeing Brunson's escape as more than just a technical possibility, don't get me wrong)
And then the question is: Did what actually happened benefit the Mavs more than what could have happened?