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Josh Green is a good player, and I hope the two sides reach a deal that everyone can live with.

But, in no universe is Green’s situation comparable to Brunson’s. Brunson is a STAR player, around whom both the NY Knicks and team USA have chosen to build their teams. The ceiling for what he’ll achieve in his career doesn’t yet appear to have dropped into sight.

Losing Green for nothing would blow, but cannot be compared to the Brunson disaster. Likewise, a successful retention of Green’s services will come nowhere close to making up for losing Brunson for nothing.

I didn't compare the players- I compared the situation.  Both Josh Green and Jalen Brunson are players the Mavericks drafted and developed.  We don't have a great history of drafting and developing players so both are remarkable.  Brunson and Green both improved dramatically while with the Mavericks.  Both seem like high-character players.  Successful NBA teams retain these kinds of players.  The Mavericks failed to retain Jalen Brunson due to some bad decisions.  I think not extending or retaining Josh Green would also be a bad decision.  I don't think it would be as bad as losing Brunson, however.  

I do think Mark Cuban should feel pressured to spend money to improve this team.  I think after losing Jalen Brunson, he should feel extra pressure.   I don't believe extending Josh Green would excuse him letting Brunson walk.  I feel like he owes Luka, Kyrie and the fans the most competitive team he can assemble.  That will entail paying the luxury tax from now on until Luka is no longer a Maverick.  In most professions, you can survive a mistake as long as you acknowledge it and learn from it.  If you make a similar mistake a year later, criticism will be much louder.

Basically, I agree with you. I think we believe the same things on this topic.