2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[Baller AI]

Illogical. Luka is paid less than KP, does that make KP our best player? Luka is paid less than THJ, does that make THJ the primary playmaker and go to guy? Use some common sense

Common sense: Luka is on his rookie deal. He's not part of the salary hierarchy game yet. 

Salary does matter. And the Mavs wanted off of Barnes' salary and didn't want to use him in the role that he had developed. What a player thinks about their role is important. Barnes doesn't view himself as a 3&D player.

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Why do you say they didn't use the TPE? It was originally $21M, and by the time it expired, it was down to something like $9M. The vast majority of TPE's expire unused.

Another breath of fresh air!

Did you talk to Barnes? how tf can you assume this. I bet he'd rather be playing his GS role here, than wasting away his career in sacramento. Salary does not define role. Ideally a player's role is defined by the best way a player can help a team win.

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You do realize he won a ring with the Warriors as their 4th best player in a 3D role? He was our best player when he was taking more shots because we were literally tanking. But on this team he would be moved back to his ideal role, 3D player. It's not rocket science lol. I agree we should have traded him IF we were going to use the TPE and trade Lee. But for whatever reason, I can't even begin to guess what that is, we did not trade Lee and wasted the TPE.

Why do you say they didn't use the TPE? It was originally $21M, and by the time it expired, it was down to something like $9M. The vast majority of TPE's expire unused.

So we traded Barnes for Justin frikin Jackson and 11 mill of TPE? What a joke