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[mvossman]

With respect, I think that's totally different. Brunson actually IS the player Grimes wants to be/thinks he is. And, Brunson had been steadily becoming that player, making no secret of it, steadily becoming more and more crucial here as he went. THAT ONE is totally indefensible, in my opinion, but it happened on Cuban's watch. I'm not saying Harrison would've done anything different, and he was the GM, but it was done with Cuban being the guy who decides what remuneration level is appropriate for each player. 

I get the point you're making about the approach relative to Grimes, but Grimes is NOT going to be made the featured offensive player in anyone's system. His next team is going to hope they can get him to do exactly what Dallas wanted him to do, and probably what Detroit wanted before that. For all the talk of his defense coming into last season (much of which I participated in) he seemed pretty uninterested in making that his calling card during his time here. I wasn't thrilled with his effectiveness on that side of the ball, personally, reputation be damned.

Brunson is EXACTLY who he set out to be. If the Mavs had Brunson on the roster right now, they'd be my favorites to win the West.

Losing Brunson for nothing was worse than the Luka trade, imho. I will probably never get over that one.

I don't think its totally different.  I don't think Grimes is going to be Brunson level, but I think there was a clear misevaluation of talent (both Grimes and Caleb).  I am curious to see what Philly does with him.  My guess is they get some kind of asset if they don't keep him.  The most likely end result of Caleb is paying assets to dump him.  Lets also not forget how that trade pinned the Mavs from a cap perspective and did not allow them an avenue to address the injuries.  That trade was a failure in player evaluation, asset management and cap management.  It probably won't be the last.