Dallas Mavericks

Covers the 6 tracked contracts at the top of this cap sheet — not the full 15-man roster · methods →

RebuildingApron exposureElevated
Front Office Brief

DAL carries $85.1M of tracked production (25th of 30) against $242M of true cost, netting −$157M of surplus (24th of 30).

Tracked production$85.1M
Tracked true cost$242M
Net surplus−$157M
Tracked contracts6
FSI gradeF · 24/100
Move off Anthony Davis's money

Anthony Davis carries −$61.2M of negative surplus on $175M across 3 years. It grades "needs-sweetener" — the front office's biggest lever is finding the exit before the term shortens the buyer pool further.

Dallas Mavericks · Franchise Strategy IndexExperimental
Overall24/100F

Weighted profile led by optionality (42/100).

Roster quality18/100F

$85.1M of tracked production ranks 25th of 30 tracked teams.

Cap flexibility39/100F

$161M committed at the first-apron tier — limited tools.

Asset base22/100F

−$157M of aggregate surplus ranks 24th of 30 tracked teams.

Championship window20/100F

Blend of 18th-pct production now and 22th-pct surplus to build on.

Downside risk (inverse — higher is safer)8/100F

65% of spend sits in negative-surplus money (heavy concentration).

Optionality42/100D

0 positive-asset contracts plus constrained cap sheet.

Roster thesis

DAL carries $85.1M of tracked production (25th of 30) against $242M of true cost, netting −$157M of surplus (24th of 30). That profile reads rebuilding: an overall F-grade roster (24/100) whose defining trait is optionality (42/100).

Best asset
Klay ThompsonAlbatross risk

Klay Thompson is the surplus engine: −$10.0M on $16.6M, 4.3 marginal wins of production.

Worst liability
Anthony DavisAlbatross risk

Anthony Davis is the drag: −$61.2M under water on $175M still owed over 3 years.

Apron exposure
Tracked booksElevatedFirst-apron majority lifts $161M of cap into $242M of true cost — a $80.7M tax premium and the roster tools that come with it.
Next Decision

Move off Anthony Davis's money

Anthony Davis carries −$61.2M of negative surplus on $175M across 3 years. It grades "needs-sweetener" — the front office's biggest lever is finding the exit before the term shortens the buyer pool further.

Warning

Strategic warning

Concentration risk: Anthony Davis's −$61.2M deal can swallow the flexibility the rest of the sheet creates.

Dallas Mavericks · Cap Sheet6 contracts tracked

This is BOW’s curated slice of Dallas Mavericks’s books, not the full roster — totals below cover only the 6 tracked contracts shown here.

Tracked cap committed$161M
Production value$85.1M
True cost$242M
Total AASV−$157M
Tracked cap hits
Model Assumptions

AASV = wins × $/win − cap hit × apron multiplier. Set the knobs to your own front-office judgment — every number on this page updates live.

$3.5M
What one marginal win costs on the open market.
1.50×
How much a first-apron team's dollar really costs (tax bill, shrinking roster tools).
2.00×
The punitive tier — frozen picks, no salary aggregation, repeater tax.
Best valueAlbatross risk
Klay Thompson

$16.6M cap hit

−$10.0M AASV

Biggest holeAlbatross risk
Anthony Davis

$54.1M cap hit

−$61.2M AASV

PlayerCap hitAASVVerdict
Anthony Davis$54.1M−$61.2MAlbatross risk
Kyrie Irving$36.7M−$49.7MAlbatross risk
P.J. Washington$22.0M−$14.6MAlbatross risk
Daniel Gafford$18.1M−$11.1MAlbatross risk
Klay Thompson$16.6M−$10.0MAlbatross risk
Cooper Flagg$13.9M−$10.3MAlbatross risk