07-16-2021, 03:46 PM
This one is HARD to call now, imo.
The Donnie/Rick Brunson connection is gone. On the other hand, every time I start to doubt Brunson a little, he reminds me that he's legit, and if you're Cuban, you've got to feel like this is one of the few guys you've drafted who worked out, and that means something. On the other, other hand, he's an asset, and I'm not sure if you can afford to put too much value in one of your own bench players right now. On the 4th hand (I'm a disfigured freak), Kidd might be looking at him and saying to himself "that guy can start here." And then, finally, there's the salary/upcoming cap angle everyone points to, which is valid.
I'm going to vote that he's here at least until the trade deadline, but it's purely a coin toss for me. Neither outcome would shock me at all.
The Donnie/Rick Brunson connection is gone. On the other hand, every time I start to doubt Brunson a little, he reminds me that he's legit, and if you're Cuban, you've got to feel like this is one of the few guys you've drafted who worked out, and that means something. On the other, other hand, he's an asset, and I'm not sure if you can afford to put too much value in one of your own bench players right now. On the 4th hand (I'm a disfigured freak), Kidd might be looking at him and saying to himself "that guy can start here." And then, finally, there's the salary/upcoming cap angle everyone points to, which is valid.
I'm going to vote that he's here at least until the trade deadline, but it's purely a coin toss for me. Neither outcome would shock me at all.