BRUNSON BURNER: to NYK for 4yrs/$104M (no SnT) | NYK docked 2025 2nd for tampering

[hakeemfaan]

@"audiosway". The issue is not that Brunson now might be considered an overpay. The issue is a series of bad decisions starting with the previous mgmt not picking up the option to the current mgmt not evaluating a player they saw everyday to not give him a smaller deal earlier that he might have accepted.  That is what most are upset about.  

You cannot lose your 2nd best shot creator, one who improved tremendously from the last playoffs to this year, and try to just focus on the defensive side. Was JeT a great 2 way player? We would not have a title without him. What great 2 way player do you have confidence that this franchise will correctly evaluate and get?  Even if they get and develop one that player will also most probably walk away. 

You say this is a good decision. This is the start of Luka looking at the rest of the West and realizing he is on a team going nowhere and working for an incompetent management. He will force a trade sooner than later now.

Little did I know that the Mavs would actually end up going to the finals a couple of years later, but instead of Luka asking for a trade, we'd go and trade him for a bag of peanuts. What a cluster fk of an organization. 

Later on in the thread, I also said that if 5 years/$125mill is what is needed now, the Mavs should not think twice and do it, because it would still be a bargain contract. This was with me not knowing that JB would take such a massive step forward. Yet it was obvious to see his skill and realize that $25m would still be a bargain for him, and would be an easily tradeable contract.

I did get the Knicks part wrong. I thought that this would be their major move, not knowing they'd still find a way to get KAT and Anunoby.

[FireNicoHarrison]

I don't remember a franchise that lose two floor general superstars in 20 months for a package like Street clothes+ a role player+ 1 FRP.

That's probably the worst turn around ever.

Thank you Mark Cuban.
Thank you Nico Harrison.

Please Masai, clean the house... Finley is still here.

[BoredAssistant]

Don't know if this persuades anyone but on a recent podcast w/Skin, Cuban said Finley tried to stop the trade.

[DallasMaverick]

I don't remember a franchise that lose two floor general superstars in 20 months for a package like Street clothes+ a role player+ 1 FRP.

That's probably the worst turn around ever.

Thank you Mark Cuban.
Thank you Nico Harrison.

Please Masai, clean the house... Finley is still here.

Guilt by association.

[mvossman]

I remember making these arguments 4 or 5 years ago. His improvement every year has been fun to watch. The combine can't measure intangibles. Something to keep in mind as we talk about the prospects in the draft and remember that these guys aren't finished products at 19-20-21 years old, or even 25 as shown above. It takes some projection. Development. Opportunity.

It would be an incredible sports story if Brunson can lead NY to its first championship in 53 years.

It was interesting going back and reading those comments.  I actually responded to this very comment pointing out that Brunson may be on a Lowry trajectory offensively, but he will never be Lowry defensively.  I think that argument still holds true, but he turned out to be an even better offensive player (something I never would have guessed).  Kind of crazy that many folks on this board questioned giving him the max extension (roughly MLE money) after his third year when he was in his mid 20s.  Player development is a strange beast.

[cow]

It was interesting going back and reading those comments.  I actually responded to this very comment pointing out that Brunson may be on a Lowry trajectory offensively, but he will never be Lowry defensively.  I think that argument still holds true, but he turned out to be an even better offensive player (something I never would have guessed).  Kind of crazy that many folks on this board questioned giving him the max extension (roughly MLE money) after his third year when he was in his mid 20s.  Player development is a strange beast.

I always bet the under on JB and he's proven me wrong time and time again.  I still don't think he was a great pairing with Luka and of course he wouldn't be what he is today without the split, but he's probably FAR exceeded everyone's expectations but his own.  I'm still salty about New York hiring his dad in the ultimate legal tampering move, but it's not like the MBT didn't trip on their dicks ever step of the way in how they handled JB.  

I'd still like for him to lose in this finals, if nothing else because I REALLY hate KAT and being sports petty is fun.

[FireNicoHarrison]

Don't know if this persuades anyone but on a recent podcast w/Skin, Cuban said Finley tried to stop the trade.

We will know the truth very soon...