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

[KillerLeft]

Are we sure it isn't the other way around...That Mitchell has had the luxury of playing with Gobert.

It’s a good question and a good point. There’s no doubt that Gobert is a difference maker, especially in a synergy fit. I’ll also say that finding a synergy fit isn’t all that difficult. 

I think the disconnect some are stuck on is that Gobert is one of the few (maybe the only) max level players who has no chance of getting you a 1-on-1 bucket when you throw him the ball. While that’s not a valid dismissal of the many things he gives you, maxing him out certainly does present a unique team-building problem for anyone trying to build around him in a salary cap system. 

Back to the question above, I have no trouble going along with the idea that Gobert makes Mitchell more relevant than he might otherwise be, but I still feel like Luka or Lebron (just examples) would do more for Gobert than Gobert does for Mitchell. It’s just my opinion, though. 

If the Mavs’ two best players were Luka and, say, Paul George (not KP), I’d be all about Gobert, and I wouldn’t care what he cost, as long as it could be done. But STARTING your roster with a MAXED Gobert is, to me, problematic.