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We should NEVER forget. Thanks for posting this.

NP.  Heck, I am way more wrong than right, but I was right here.   It is funny/sad hearing Jalen say some of the things I said that offseason.  Offer him the full amount for 4 years.  Maybe he turns it down.  But at the time he was a guy who if he got hurt may have lost a lot of that money.   You had leverage with giving him security on your side.   That should have been a quick conversation.  Sure, you would not have been able to trade him, but ouch.

To hear Jalen say he would have signed during the season is also painful.   Mavs should have known if they offered after the deadline that he was going to wait.  The security he was looking for in the offseason was almost gone.  

Also pretty bad how he calls out Mark for saying they could pay him the most and Jalen feeling that didn't have much truth to it.  He was probably leaning to NY by then, But I wonder if the Mavs went hard at him with an open checkbook if Jalen would have stayed.  Most at the time, would have thought that was an overpayment (probably me too), but he has proven to be worth it.  

Anyway, I like this Mavs team but that was such a blunder all the way around.

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And to think we had that big cry baby session from Mark last year blaming Jalen's dad. The sooner we get Mark out of these relationship and roster decisions, the better. Not sure if that is in the cards though. Nico deserves blame too, but I think this was a Cuban directed approach. Could be wrong.