<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Mavericks forward Josh Howard has one year at $1.66 million left on his rookie contract, and if an extension is not signed by Oct. 31 he will become a restricted free agent next summer, a scenario the club wants to avoid. Will a deal be reached in time? "I'm not supposed to talk about it," the forward said. "That's a touchy subject. I'll let my agent and Mark [Cuban] deal with that." Cuban's policy is not to comment on ongoing negotiations. Five players from Howard's draft class ? Cleveland's LeBron James, Miami's Dwyane Wade, Denver's Carmelo Anthony and Toronto's Chris Bosh ? signed extensions earlier this summer. Howard won't command the money those players received. Tayshaun Prince would be a good starting point. The Detroit small forward signed a five-year, $47.5 million contract on the eve of opening night last season. Howard averaged more points, rebounds, steals and shot for a higher percentage than Prince did last season. "No disrespect to him," Howard said, "but he doesn't do the same thing for Detroit that I do for Dallas." </div> Source Interesting.
I agree, I think Howard should get a good chunk of change and the Tayshaun deal makes sense. He doesn't deserve the max IMO, but we have to sign him at all costs
