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

media MFFL NATION updated social media, writing: "Should the Mavericks sign a veteran's basic salary contract with Paul this summer's offseason?" Almost at the same time, famous reporter Fischer revealed that the Mavericks are optimistic about convincing a good player to accept the basic salary joining because they can provide a commitment to starting status.

With Irving's torn ACL in his left knee, he will definitely miss most of the 25-26 season and even be reimbursed. Therefore, the Mavericks are indeed eager to pursue a starting point guard to join him to replace him. The Bulls' big ball, the Pistons' Schroder and the Wizards' Brogdon are all mentioned targets.

As for Paul? There are no clear signs of interest in the Mavericks in him. After all, they are too old and over 40 years old. However, there is still a lot of oil in the fuel tank. They played 82 games in the regular season this season, averaged 28 minutes per game, contributed 8.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.6 turnovers and 1.3 breaks, with three shooting percentages of 42.7%, 37.7% and 92.4%.

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

Therefore, it is not ruled out that Paul is the real object of the Mavericks, because next season the team will have two frontcourt core players, Davis and Flag, and more, a stable, experienced and highly-leading passer master will be needed to feed them a cake.

But the problem is that Paul may not necessarily accept a basic salary contract. Since the rookie contract ended, he has never received an annual salary of less than $10 million. Even if he has received $10.46 million in the Spurs this season, so salary may become the biggest obstacle to his cooperation with the Mavericks.

As mentioned above, Paul, who is now a free agent, does not have to worry about his new home with his strength as a sword. A large number of teams are willing to provide him with a contract that is higher than the veteran's basic salary. Of course, Paul may also accept a basic salary contract, but the premise is that he joins a championship team, and the Mavericks will not be qualified next season. What do the Daniels think about Paul’s whereabouts? The comment area is crazy about the microphone and boldly line up!