GIANNIS THREAD: Giannis has SIGNED the Supermax

[SleepingHero]

What I find truly ironic is that some people seem to think this development should somehow reassure us about Luka's future in Dallas. 

I think it's exactly the opposite. I think the odds that Luka stays in Dallas when his rookie extension expires took a pretty significant hit today. Long time between now and then, so a ton of things can change, but if I'm the Mavs I feel like the only shot I have is not only to be competitive by then (easily doable) but to be one of the 2-3 absolute national favorites to win the title (very, very difficult).

I think it is quite the pessimistic take.

Firstly, why can't the Mavs become a 2-3 National favorite with Luka at the helm? What is stopping them from achieving that? The Lakers last year had Lebron+AD and a bunch of washed up vets and they were considered great because of their stars. Has Luka shown us anything but that he's blossoming into a bonafide MVP candidate? Same with the Clippers, who had Kawhi+George and a great cast of role players, but were struck by bad chemistry. I look at the Mavs roster, and while it isn't on the same level, the composition  of it is quite similar. 2 stars (1 with health concerns) and a band of quality role players.

Secondly, the Bucks+Giannis just showed that sometimes stars don't choose to resign because it is the best chance to win. If that was the case Giannis would've come here for a superteam. Luka has repeatedly shown a desire to win big, but he's also said similar things about loyalty source here (https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/news/lu...vs-want-me) https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/117977...wcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnba%2Fmavericks%2Fnews%2Fluka-doncics-bold-dirk-like-commitment-i-want-to-stay-here-as-long-as-the-mavs-want-me 

His own mother came out and said that she can see Luka staying in Dallas his entire career because of how happy he is there (https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/maveri...-that-way/)

So I don't really buy your take at all that Luka will sacrifice his legacy to chase a ring. Obviously feelings change, but its also obvious that Luka is happy with what the Mavs are doing so far. He's also the type of player that OTHER players join to win a ring, not vice versa. I mean sheesh, the Mavs nearly took down the Clips without KP and Luka on 1 ankle last year, so I'm excited to see what he can do with a fully healthy revamped squad.

Finally, Luka is going to be locked up guaranteed for the next 7 years. He's going to sign his max rookie extension in 2 years, which will lock him down for the next 5. After that if the supermax is still around Luka will have that available to him.

I for one don't think the Mavs are just going to sit idly by the next 7 years and just keep the same role players. There isn't an iota of evidence that that's how they're approaching team building under Luka so far. So I can get your concern, but I don't see how you can read these tea leaves and come away with that conclusion.