02-07-2020, 11:44 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-07-2020, 11:53 AM by StepBackJay.)
Mavs had roughly 30 mil if they stayed under the cap. Stretching Lee or trading him was an option but they weren't going to do that unless they landed a serious big fish. Wright was 9.5 mil starting and Curry was 7.5 mil starting. That took 17 mil out of 30 which leaves 12-13 as you say left over. I agree there is no reason why Mavs couldn't have got some bargain wings for that price or a better big option than Boban. I really think they let themselves get held hostage by the Kawhi/Green situation. Green is just not good enough to wait. Kemba? Sure. Green waited so long that Mavs didn't have a ton of options after that fell through. They should have given him an ultimatum and moved on if he wanted to wait. Guy like House, RHJ, GR3, Burks and more signed cheap deals. Even if Mavs felt strongly about Wright they should have stayed under the cap to sign more guys. It really is inexcusable that they didn't.
Donnie had a big year last season trading for both Doncic and KP (not to mention drafting Brunson) which completely turned around this franchise. This year has been a disappointment. The positives are Maxi, DFS both resigning for extremely team-friendly deals and the signing of Curry who could be a core contributor as a 6th man shooter for years to come. The negatives are the Powell extension, Boban experiment and Wright okay but not great signing when we needed a wing more than a guard. Further leaving money on the table (literally) was unacceptable as the Mavs could have added more talent or picks. I believe Mavs thought Wright was going to be the starting 2-guard which is why they felt good about this season. Hopefully next summer we can get a wing or two to shore up this rotation. I have seen enough of Broekhoff to know he's okay as last the last guy on the bench since he can shoot but I don't really want to use up a roster spot if I don't have to.
Donnie had a big year last season trading for both Doncic and KP (not to mention drafting Brunson) which completely turned around this franchise. This year has been a disappointment. The positives are Maxi, DFS both resigning for extremely team-friendly deals and the signing of Curry who could be a core contributor as a 6th man shooter for years to come. The negatives are the Powell extension, Boban experiment and Wright okay but not great signing when we needed a wing more than a guard. Further leaving money on the table (literally) was unacceptable as the Mavs could have added more talent or picks. I believe Mavs thought Wright was going to be the starting 2-guard which is why they felt good about this season. Hopefully next summer we can get a wing or two to shore up this rotation. I have seen enough of Broekhoff to know he's okay as last the last guy on the bench since he can shoot but I don't really want to use up a roster spot if I don't have to.