82 games! Mavericks sign Paul with a base salary? The oldest point guard in the NBA

MEDIA OUTLET MFFL NATION UPDATED SOCIAL MEDIA, WRITING: "Should the Mavericks sign Paul to a veteran base salary contract this offseason?”

Around the same time, Fischer revealed that the Mavericks are optimistic about convincing a good player to accept a base salary because they can offer a starter status commitment.

With Irving suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and missing most of the '25-26 season, the Mavericks are indeed desperately pursuing a starter-level point guard to replace him, with the Bulls' big ball, the Pistons' Schroder and the Wizards' Brogdon among the targets mentioned.

As for Paul? There is no clear indication that the Mavericks are interested in him, after all, he is too old, he is over 40 years old, but he still has a lot of gas in the tank, and he played 82 games in the regular season this season, averaging 28 minutes per game, contributing 8.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.6 turnovers and 1.3 steals, and shooting 42.7%, 37.7% and 92.4% from three.

It is worth mentioning that Paul has an assist ratio of 45.0 and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 4.7 this season, ranking third and fifth in the league, respectively, and he is still one of the best point guards in terms of organization.

Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that Paul is the real target of the Mavericks, because next season the team has the two frontcourt cores of Bushy Brother and Flagg, and they need a stable, experienced and very leading passing master to feed them.

But the problem is that Paul may not accept a base salary contract, and he has never received an annual salary of less than $10 million since the end of his rookie contract, even if he received $10.46 million this season with the Spurs, so salary may become the biggest obstacle to his cooperation with the Mavericks.

As mentioned above, Paul, who is now a free agent, is not worried about his new home with the strength of his ageless sword, and many teams are willing to offer him a contract that is higher than the veteran's base salary. Of course, Paul could also accept a base salary contract, but only if he joins a championship-contending team, which the Mavericks don't qualify for next season.

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