12-15-2020, 09:31 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-15-2020, 09:32 PM by jesusshuttlesworth82.)
(12-15-2020, 07:24 PM)FunkBoreland Wrote: How is having cap space handcuffing yourself? Didn't you see what happen to ATL Hawks this offseason with all the cap space they had? Unless I miss something, please explain why you said its backwards.
The logic is backwards.
Mavs "handcuffed" themselves this offseason to one year deals because they wanted to leave max room for Giannis.
I think the Mavs had a good offseason. But Giannis staying in Mil doesnt make our offseason look better. Maybe the Mavs pursue other players on longer deals if Giannis was already off the board. We wont ever know.
To put it another way, you just mentioned how ATL overpaid people with their cap space. So what good is preserving cap space for next summer? They were doing it for Giannis. If Giannis was off the board, one of the major goals this offseason wouldn't have been to have max cap space. Without that "handcuff" we dont know if the offseason wouldve been even better. So technically, Giannis staying in Mil probably makes the Mavs offseason moves look worse, not better. Now one of the major accomplishments of this offseason (preserving max space) is worth almost nothing.