05-26-2023, 02:56 PM
(05-26-2023, 02:45 PM)omahen Wrote: Cato statement was taken hugely out of context. It was just his opinion, not insider info he was reporting. Here is the full quote:
It requires tact, but the Mavericks should simply tell Irving upfront what contract they would like for him to re-sign, and while he certainly has the right to leave, they don’t plan to assist any other team in acquiring him. They have the most appealing offer.
Wouldn't you hope that conversation has already happened already? No more of this BS that they never got a chance to make an offer to Jalen again.
In an ideal world, they have laid out the range the want to resign Kyrie at and have communicated that to him. I would get his thoughts and then tell him to give us up to the draft and we will come back with a plan and present to him how we are surrounding him and Luka. And his total $ could vary a few million depending what we come back with.
With that being said, they probably haven't discussed a salary range internally and Mark is all hands on working on a Kyrie animated video on a flat earth.