02-25-2021, 11:32 AM
(02-25-2021, 11:23 AM)mavsluvr Wrote: Despite Brunson's considerable skills, I'm not yet sold on the idea that he can be a big-minutes guy on a contender, due to his size and what you give up defensively when he's out there. His decision-making in high-pressure moments should get better with time, but he's not growing any taller. I could see him having an important Barea-like role on a championship level team.
I think this is more about the overall lack of talent. These days a legit contender has at least one MVP level player and 1-2 additional allstars. Brunson is a good player and would probably start on a couple of teams but most championship level teams bring players like him of the bench (Rondo/Lakers last season, VanVleet/Raptors in 2019, Warriors had Livingston).