The Mavericks project to go well into the luxury tax in 2022/23 if they re-sign point guard Jalen Brunson, but team owner Mark Cuban sounds prepared for that scenario.
“We’re going to be in luxury tax hell next year, but that’s OK; it frees up the year after that,” Cuban said after the trade deadline, per Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News.
The Mavericks have several contracts on their books that expire in 2023, including Dwight Powell‘s and Maxi Kleber‘s. Additionally, Spencer Dinwiddie and Reggie Bullock only have partial guarantees for 2023/24 on their respective deals.
Here’s more from around the Southwest:
- Rockets general manager Rafael Stone explained after the trade deadline that the decision to move Daniel Theis was related in part to the emergence of rookie Alperen Sengun. “Positionally, it makes sense for us,” Stone said, according to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. “It’s not a secret that Alperen has been really good, really early. It has been since his first practice a priority to play him. That made it challenging to play Daniel Theis the amount we wanted, he wanted, that he should be playing. He’s a really, really good established NBA player.” Stone added that the team is excited about acquiring Dennis Schröder and has liked him for “a long time,” suggesting a buyout probably isn’t in the cards for the veteran point guard.
- A handful of teams have inquired on Armoni Brooks, who cleared waivers over the weekend after being waived by the Rockets, tweets Kelly Iko of The Athletic. Iko adds that the door remains open for Brooks to return to Houston. The team will have an open spot on its 15-man roster once Enes Freedom is officially waived.
- CJ McCollum did plenty of research on the Pelicans before signing off on the trade sending him to New Orleans. According to Will Guillory of The Athletic, McCollum spoke to Chris Paul about Pelicans head coach Willie Green, talked to J.J. Redick about his experience with the franchise, and got intel about the roster from current Pelicans wing Garrett Temple. McCollum didn’t have a no-trade clause, but told reporters last week that Portland involved him in the trade process.
- Spurs guard Dejounte Murray was initially shocked that the team traded away his backcourt partner, but by the time he spoke to reporters about the Derrick White trade, he had come to terms with it, writes Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News. “You start to realize you’re a player and not the GM or the front office,” Murray said. “You realize, just be a player and focus on that.”
Kleber is non-guaranteed for next season, same w/Ntilikina. Trey Burke is a player option.
They can probably dump Bullock/Powell if needed this offseason.
I would just do a S&T though. Recoup some assets. Knicks make sense – get a stop gap in Kemba. Maybe get Toppin or Reddish out of it. Who knows.
They are going all in for jokic in 2023. They will draft whoever this year and then trade that player with bertans to the thunder lol
They won’t have max avail for him
Enes to Philly. Good rebounder, good low post scorer. Trash defence but handy for off the bench.
Just go hard on the offensive glass on the missed threes from Shake, Green, Korkmaz and Niangs threes. Heaps of easy put back points.
They didn’t waive Freedom yet right?
Not yet but soon
Freedom goes back to BOS the second he is waived if Monroe or Cousins isn’t available.
Why would he do that? He got next to no minutes there and would be behind Horford, Thies, Rob Williams and Kornet.
Whereas we only have Bassey behind Embiid who probably isn’t ready for the primary back up on a team going for a title.
Just learned they can’t pick him up anyway so it’s null at this point.
I’ve got to stop listening to Scalabrine during Celtics games. I’m aware he’s just an ex-player color guy but you want to believe what he says.
It does NOT clean up that much better after next year
They have one of the messiest ledgers in the NBA if we are being serious
They will not be entering free agency the next 3 years (that’s even before Brunson signing) . Now that’s fine if your turn-key ready but I don’t think this team is
I do not envy the position they are in financially and the commitments they already have inked
Has DAL ever paid luxury tax?
Cuban isn’t cheap, but DAL, during his tenure, has not been very proactive or strategic in their payroll decisions. Entering tax territory in the first year of Luka’s extension was predictable since his rookie year. I thought they’d make a stronger effort to add another star or two in the window prior to it.
I’m sure Cuban envisioned paying tax next year for awhile, but is this the roster he envisioned paying it for? Maybe it was, but that’s surprising to me.
I really think there isn’t enough minutes for Brooks in Houston. I really like the guy and the grit he carries on the court. Second year in the league and he’s really gotten better. He only averages 11 minutes per game and I think that is a small sample size of what he can do if a team can double his minutes. He’s not horrible with the ball in his hands and makes some smart decisions while in transition. He can ball, just hasn’t been given the minutes to prove it. If Miami Heat wasn’t so packed, he’d fit in real well with that system. Possibly the Phoenix Suns as well. I feel Rockets are overlooking his potential and like to see him do well with another team. He may not be a 30 point guy, but he can do 16-23 points and 10 assists on the right team. I think that is respectable numbers for a guy like him. Let him play!
Maybe its nostalgia !
Last time Hou had an A Brooks all he did was hold Lowry back for what felt like forever !!