05-26-2023, 10:56 PM
(05-26-2023, 03:18 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Problem is, I think Cubes will forget he needs to make an offer that is more than what other teams can offer, based on history.
Or at least be competitive.
Cuban talks a good game. Remember how he was bragging about how the Mavs could outbid anyone so they were confident JB would return?
Then, when it was time to cut the check, he went cheap. JB didn't want to meet with Cuban, but Cuban has reportedly said he was unwilling to top NY's offer, even if he had been given the chance, In fact, he just wanted a chance to try to talk JB into staying and taking the number the Mavs had in mind.
So there was no reason for JB to come hear that sales pitch. Show me the money. Oh, no money? Then why bother.
Why was Cuban so cheap? Other than a track record saying "he always is," I have to think Cuban's thinking was also driven by the desire to make JB a trade chip, not a long-term keeper. And I think JB got a whiff of the mindset, and saw Dallas wasn't offering a long-term home, while NY was.
With Kyrie, if we want to know what Cuban will offer, maybe we have to ask ourselves what Kyrie's contract would have to look like for him to be in high demand in a trade later on, in 6 months or a year or two. And is that a deal Kyrie will sign? Or will he walk too?