11-22-2020, 06:51 PM
(11-22-2020, 06:28 PM)SkenfromLMF Wrote: Sorry loki but your wallet doesn't dictate your end game match up. We don't sit Luka because he is on a rookie contract...
IF the additions of athletic wings accomplishes anything it should minimize the effectiveness of small ball lineups against Dallas' 3 wings, Luka, and a big. The hole I would be concerned with is teams going big: AD and Howard for example. Zion and Adams will be a load for us to handle.
IMO adding a Gobert is a signal that we are operating over the cap and it doesn't matter how much he and KP make as long as Dallas is not hard capped in the process.
It's not about giving playing time based on salary. By all means, play whoever gives you the best chance to win, whether they are on a max or minimum contract. But if you commit to two max deals and those two players end up not closing games together, you are almost certainly going to be short of talent at other positions in crunch time. And you might have a trade demand on your hands before long.
I think KP/Gobert's contract sizes would matter even when Dallas is over the cap. The luxury tax is strict enough that it would even make Cuban hesitate to go too crazy. Philly thought it wasn't important when they maxed Harris and signed Horford. Then they had to give up draft picks to move Horford and Richardson in order to retool.