07-08-2022, 10:31 AM
(07-08-2022, 09:26 AM)MarkAguirreWrathofGod Wrote: If Cuban wasn’t willing to be a legit tax paying team with a group that made the WCF, what could convince him to take that route in the near future?
Look, I agree the front office deserves some criticism. Hope isn’t a strategy and even I could see before the TDL that Brunson was a risk.
HOWEVER, this Cuban is cheap stuff is a bit unfair (not meaning to pick on you. You just happened to be the one who wrote it when I had a moment to look at numbers). First, we haven’t seen how things end. But, if they just end right now we are at $164mm in salary ($15mm into the tax) with one roster spot still available. The list of who is spending more is pretty small…LAC, GS, Milwaukee. Boston and LAL are about the same as us but LAL will likely cut salary when they trade RB. Brooklyn is higher also, but like LAL will probably make trades that reduce salary.
So, the list of teams spending more is very likely 3-4 teams. I’m not sure Brunson leaving is any indication of future plans to spend or not spend on the right deal.