(04-05-2021, 10:41 AM)michaeltex Wrote: Getting waived as a bench player on a lottery-bound, rebuilding team sounds like a door slamming on an NBA career.

(04-05-2021, 10:41 AM)michaeltex Wrote: Getting waived as a bench player on a lottery-bound, rebuilding team sounds like a door slamming on an NBA career.

(04-05-2021, 11:03 AM)StepBackJay Wrote: Branduil Wrote:  [url=https://www.mavsboard.com/showthread.php?pid=73189#pid73189][/url]TBF the Blazers have the worst defense in the league and their undersized backcourt has clearly limited their ceiling over the years. Now, that's not to say you can't start a guy as small as Brunson and be a contender, teams have obviously done it before, but the Mavs will have to decide if that's the way they're going, and soon.

(04-05-2021, 11:10 AM)HanspardShowerVoice Wrote: I don't know what plus tool he has in his toolbox to even make it as a role specialist.  Can't shoot.    Not a good enough athlete to defend at a high level.   Not a rebounder.   He has a pretty nice floater, but you can't build an NBA career on that.

(04-05-2021, 11:06 AM)WillE Wrote: This is definately a potentail turning point for his career: I'd be surprised, if gets signed again this season for the reasons you just said.

Maybe he should look for a place with guaranteed playing time, to just develop his game. I feel like he always had the tools to be a solid rotation player, however he couldn't show that consistently yet. Really wondering what holds him back...

(04-05-2021, 09:31 AM)mvossman Wrote: I could be wrong, but I don't think any of us questioning the idea of starting Brunson long term question his value to the team.  He has been great offensively lately and a crucial part of the bench.  

However, it's a real shame they did not do his contract with a player option instead of non-guaranteed.  If they could make him restricted this year it would be a no brainer.  My concern is that next year when they will be over the cap his agent will have all the leverage and he may get really expensive.  My preference would be that they offer him an extension this year (to be executed after they get everything else done) and if they can't come to an agreement, then they need to seriously explore trading him when his value will potentially be at its highest.

(04-05-2021, 11:48 AM)haveitall Wrote: What the mavericks need is a player like Karl Malone.  They need a beefy enforcer who can convert everything off the pick and roll, play lockdown defense and set bone crushing screens.  Which player in free agency most resembles Karl Malone?  The only thing that Markkanen has in common with Malone is the first 2 letters of their names.  I would rather have Rachaun Holmes.

(04-05-2021, 11:20 AM)michaeltex Wrote: Unfortunately this isn't an isolated story. It's a big leap to the pros that not everybody can make or have the level of commitment to develop into. And the best a lot (most?) can hope for is to be a rotation bench player.

If you want to know how big of a difference, go find a recent video of Brian Scalabrine playing a smart ass high school kid for sneakers. Scal is nobody's example of a prime NBA player, even when he was in the league, but it wasn't even close what he did to that kid.

(04-05-2021, 07:38 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: I´d agree 100% with this statement, if we didn´t have so many extension coming up. Let´s say things work out well this summer.

We trade Powell +Burke +Terry for Markkanen 84/4

Extend THJ and Richardson 56/4 each.

Luka extension 150/5 whatever that max will be.

Dorian 50/4 + Brunson 50/4

Now your 2022 pay-roll roughly looks like this:

Porzingis 34
Luka 30
Markkanen 21
THJ 14
Richardson 14
Brunson 12.5
DFS 12.5
Kleber 9
Green 3

Over 150M for nine guys.

These are pretty fair numbers, even so this sh*t gonna be expensive. You can even allow THJ or Richardson to walk, you´ll still need a MLE replacement, which hardly saves you money. Or you can just ignore Markkanen, but then you still paying Powell + Burke. Not that much of a difference either.

Cuban better be ready to spend money soon.

(04-05-2021, 08:07 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: My biggest issue with starting Brunson is that it will kill our already thin bench. 

RC has been running an 8 man rotation since February. Pushing JRich to the bench means we have no playmaker to come in when Luka sits. Trey Burke isn't anywhere close where we need him to be and neither is JRich. That's why getting a guy like TJ McConnell is interesting imo. 

We can easily start Brunson if we have a guy like McConnell to come in after 6 minutes.

(04-05-2021, 09:26 AM)michaeltex Wrote: Also, does Luka HAVE to accept the 150/5 extension? Could he turn it down for a bigger payday the next year?

I don't know the economics of how it all works, so I'm asking the assembled geniuses here.

(04-05-2021, 10:32 AM)jesusshuttlesworth82 Wrote: Well...when you google Lauri Markannen

result 1:  Less of Lauri Markkanen has been more for the Bulls

result 2:  Stock down: Lauri Markkanen.  Chicago doesn't see him and Vucevic as a long term fit next to each other.

I've been a fan of his also but I dont really see his fit next to KP for the Mavs to invest in him heavily.  If they move KP, I'd definitely be more interested.  He has one of the best looking shots I've seen for a big man.

(04-05-2021, 02:39 PM)BasketballJones41 Wrote: I disagree with those saying that he wouldn’t fit with KP. Just look back at the numbers that Luka/KP/DP put up together last year. Now imagine how that would’ve looked if Powell could’ve also shot the three at a 36-40% clip. That’s what you get by adding Markkanen to this team. Luka/KP/LM might be impossible to guard. Just my opinion of course.

(04-05-2021, 11:48 AM)haveitall Wrote: What the mavericks need is a player like Karl Malone.  They need a beefy enforcer who can convert everything off the pick and roll, play lockdown defense and set bone crushing screens.  Which player in free agency most resembles Karl Malone?  

(04-05-2021, 02:53 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I think it is the other side of the ball that people worry about.  Can that trio guard anyone enough to be a true contender.  Completely agree with the rest of your narrative about his situation.

(04-05-2021, 02:53 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I think it is the other side of the ball that people worry about.  Can that trio guard anyone enough to be a true contender.  Completely agree with the rest of your narrative about his situation.