EXTENSION: Gobert signs 5yr/$205M w/ UTA | DAL "significant interest" if available

[ItsGoTime]

My counter to this would be that Luka is special enough, like Lebron, to know that he'd be wasted in a situation like what Dirk put up with. 

All the more reason to get this right the first time around (BEFORE he signs that extension), for sure, but I'd hate to be in the situation Milwaukee is in right now with Giannis. I know that. I'd have taken evasive maneuvers a couple of years ago, if I were running that team. How did they not know they needed a freaking PG until his contract year???? I honestly believe that a decision to take 1-2 steps back a couple of years ago in order to make a LEAP forward (with a freaking BALL-HANDLER) would've resulted in a more rosy relationship with Giannis RIGHT NOW. 

HE is like Dirk, and HE might just re-sign anyway, but Luka will not, if the Mavs are in that same situation when the time comes. Luka didn't come from an impoverished situation, like Giannis. He was driving that badass metallic blue Porsche in Europe before even coming here. He has known he is a SUPERSTAR since he was like 17 years old. 

I'm telling you guys, they need to get this right. 11x50 isn't going to cut it this time.

I don't know anyone who is disagreeing with this. The disagreement comes with the how. For sure I'd love to get another star, but I don't think not getting one is as make or break for this team as you do. I think there is a great path to championships with 3 of the guys we currently have on the team (I'm including JRich as another piece to a championship caliber group without getting into how important a piece he should be while not seeing his on court play with this team).