(08-22-2023, 03:56 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I don't think Green's impending extension is a likely reason, but figuring out what, if any, use they might have for the extra money the stretch waive would free up might be a decent thought direction. 

Is the Capela trade still alive, maybe?

(08-22-2023, 04:23 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Mavs Film Room ??
@MavsFilmRoom
I have heard that the Mavs lacked a vocal locker room presence last season, so bringing Markieff Morris back definitely helps in that respect. I expect him, Grant Williams, and Kyrie Irving to be the vocal leaders for the team next season

(08-22-2023, 03:39 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: A ride to the airport!

(08-22-2023, 10:53 PM)BoredAssistant Wrote: "10-30-2022, 09:29 PM (This post was last modified: 10-31-2022, 12:35 AM by BoredAssistant.)
After this season, Cuban could s/w McGee's 12 mil and it wouldn't hurt that bad at all . . . at least to me personally."

First! (probably not first)

(08-22-2023, 11:30 PM)Jym Wrote: I'm still just blown away they gave him a fully guaranteed 3 year deal
It only needed to be one year at that rate. Let another team beat that if they want but I'm absolutely positive not a single other team was going with a multi-year deal above the minimum. Ain't no way

(08-22-2023, 11:30 PM)Jym Wrote: I'm still just blown away they gave him a fully guaranteed 3 year deal
It only needed to be one year at that rate. Let another team beat that if they want but I'm absolutely positive not a single other team was going with a multi-year deal above the minimum. Ain't no way

(08-22-2023, 03:34 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I don't love this move, but it's just because I would've preferred a cleaner way of getting McGee's money off of the books. If they feel they must do this, there must be some type of decent reason.

(08-22-2023, 03:01 PM)Jym Wrote: Hell I would have preferred Pinson if we were going for a deep bench vibes guy who never needed to see the court
But yeah other needs when we really don't have a true 3rd point guard and our only 7 footer is a rookie

(08-23-2023, 04:59 AM)surfpuckmd Wrote: There are multiple layers of stupidity to dissect with the McGee move.  It is not a decision that any reasonable NBA front office would make unless:


1.  The head coach demanded he be gone

2.  The team's superstar insisted he be gone

As I don't think the Mavericks are tied to Jason Kidd forever, I think this was clearly a move to placate Luka.  I don't think Luke cares about the Mavericks future cap worries and I don't think Luka cares about having Markieff Morris on the roster.  I think Luka plainly told the Mavericks he wanted Javale McGee off the team.  That's why Javale is gone.

(08-22-2023, 04:17 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: That's were my mind naturally goes too.  It could be as simple as they intended to do this all along (as Morris predicted after the season).  We ended up so tight to the tax that we had to do the S/W to add Morris and stay comfortably under the tax.  It could also be that all the things we pursued are all dead and they gave up and fell back to plan S/W.

With all that said, we do have a lot of PF types in Maxi, OMax, GWill, DJJ and Morris.  Yes, some can play other positions and some may never see the light of day.  But, that is still a lot.  Makes me start to look at Maxi plus space under the tax or Maxi/THJ plus space under the tax deals.  Players between $27mm and $32.5mm include Herro, J. Grant, DeRozan, Lowry, Hayward, and Ayton.

(08-22-2023, 04:05 PM)mvossman Wrote: Makes sense.  So maybe they stretch him because they want him out now and they want to reduce the hit next year when they pay Green Extension.

(08-23-2023, 04:59 AM)surfpuckmd Wrote: There are multiple layers of stupidity to dissect with the McGee move.  It is not a decision that any reasonable NBA front office would make unless:


1.  The head coach demanded he be gone

2.  The team's superstar insisted he be gone
 

(08-23-2023, 06:16 AM)MrGoat Wrote: The fact that we were so desperate at the center position to sign McGee last season that we offered him that to outbid Phoenix for him is why I am so annoyed we still brought Powell back. If we're going to keep Kidd as coach I would have wanted to force him to be more creative with the center position and actually try to move forward there (by that I mean actually trying to integrate Lively right away) and the way to do that would have been to not retain Powell

(08-23-2023, 08:26 AM)F Gump Wrote: That's not the answer to the SW question. In waiving McGee, they can eat the current salary this year in full when they have the room, then SW the next year's when we get there (assuming they need the room).

Assuming they are going to SW this year's too, it means they either have a need for an extra $4M in under-tax room THIS YEAR, or they just aren't planning very well.

(08-23-2023, 08:19 AM)F Gump Wrote: To make that work for both teams, the Mavs need to have >4.36M in under-tax-line cap savings to offer, and if we count Morris at $0 cap, they have that much available and a slice more. Holmes inclusion would require it to be done after 9/6, but waiting past 12/15 offers better flexibility in getting PHX under Apron 2.

(08-23-2023, 05:11 AM)surfpuckmd Wrote: Can anybody tell me how much of the mid-level exception we have left for this season?

Did the Seth Curry and Dante Exum contracts affect the MLE?