01-04-2021, 03:38 PM
(01-04-2021, 03:24 PM)F Gump Wrote: If we think the Mavs might try another "Shawn Marion like move" -- he was brought to Dallas on an incredible bargain contract (signed as a free agent, via sign-and-trade). He wasn't a fading ex-star on a massive contract, like Green or Griffin or others mentioned sometimes.
In fact, since the 2011 title and new CBA that year (which altered league finances regarding the cap and tax), have the Mavs ever once traded for an incredibly overpriced player all on his own, as the primary goal of the trade?
They did acquire players like Hardaway and Lee from New York, but the reason for that trade was to get Porzingis.
Who are the players that prove today's Mavs will target the player with the horrendous multi-year contract just to slightly upgrade the talent? I don't think the Mavs play that game.
Not talking about the contract or acquisition method, I fully realize how Matrix became a Mav.