05-02-2023, 05:13 PM
That article contrasts the stark difference between MIA evaluation and player development, and Dallas. Cuban's GM-ing is so bad.
The reality is that for teams who know how to evaluate, negotiate, and develop, there are many opportunities to create a pipeline of affordable talent. But Cuban doesn't want to pay for the staff to create that pipeline -- an expense that the cap doesn't limit. It's just hard work.
For the last two minutes of overtime, the Heat rolled out a lineup of Butler and four guys who were on two-way contracts at some point in their careers. Gabe Vincent started as a two-way player in Miami. Max Strus had a two-way in Chicago before Miami signed him to one in 2020. Caleb Martin signed a two-way in 2021 and was converted to a standard contract that year because of his stellar play. Haywood Highsmith started in Miami on a 10-day contract. And that doesn’t even include Duncan Robinson, who started on a two-way contract in 2018.
Theo Pinson, who started on a 10-day contract during COVID-related absences in December 2021, is the only Mavs two-way player who converted to a standard contract. The likes of Johnathan Motley, Jalen Jones, Daryl Macon, Antonius Cleveland, and more have never signed a standard NBA contract, for the Mavs or any other team.
The reality is that for teams who know how to evaluate, negotiate, and develop, there are many opportunities to create a pipeline of affordable talent. But Cuban doesn't want to pay for the staff to create that pipeline -- an expense that the cap doesn't limit. It's just hard work.
For the last two minutes of overtime, the Heat rolled out a lineup of Butler and four guys who were on two-way contracts at some point in their careers. Gabe Vincent started as a two-way player in Miami. Max Strus had a two-way in Chicago before Miami signed him to one in 2020. Caleb Martin signed a two-way in 2021 and was converted to a standard contract that year because of his stellar play. Haywood Highsmith started in Miami on a 10-day contract. And that doesn’t even include Duncan Robinson, who started on a two-way contract in 2018.
Theo Pinson, who started on a 10-day contract during COVID-related absences in December 2021, is the only Mavs two-way player who converted to a standard contract. The likes of Johnathan Motley, Jalen Jones, Daryl Macon, Antonius Cleveland, and more have never signed a standard NBA contract, for the Mavs or any other team.