04-19-2023, 02:17 PM
(04-19-2023, 11:27 AM)F Gump Wrote: It's about impossible you can get that caliber of player for big MLE contract price (11.5M more or less), much less for the TxpMLE of about 7M.I misspoke with how that was worded. I meant “position” 3, 4, or 5….. not “player ranked” 3-4-5 on the roster.
Consider - we're talking about 3-4-5 player for that exemption, when last season what it bought them was an almost-unplayable backup center.
Sad to say, the Mavs already have been paying more than that number for quite a few players who are NOT a 3-4-5 rotation player (Wood, Bertans, Hardaway are more than that MLE level, and last season both Powell and RB were paid in that general vicinity), which again underscores the horrendous roster-building and payroll management we have had by Cuban as GM.
I don’t consider it that big of a deal who the 3rd best player is. Luka-Kyrie is probably the best offensive duo in the league and i think the way to win with those guys is finding several role players that fit, NOT just getting a good starter or two
The role players just don’t fit. None of them can play defense or rebound. None have size. This was a huge miscalculation by the idiots pressing the buttons. We could field a team of g-leaguers with Luka and Kyrie and still have a top 10 offense
Defense is at a premium currently. It all makes the Wood trade a real head scratcher. Do they even watch basketball?