2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[KillerLeft]

Jalen would be a difficult guy to trade due to his contract status (years and $).   

I will be very disappointed if he is not resigned.  He looks so in control on the court this year and continues to get better.   If he wanted to start, I would explore moving him to starter and moving Hardaway to super 6 man.  That may be a difficult to decision to have with Hardaway though.   When there was talk that Goran may wind up here during the offseason, I really thought the best way to make it work was to us Luka and Jalen as your starting backcourt and then bring Hardaway and Goran off the bench.   The Jalen and Hardaway minutes will still be the same, but I think both Jalen and Hardaway play well off Luka.

I am a huge fan of Brunson's game. I expect him to be retained. 

However, when you think about it, cashing in on him as a trade chip while he's on the way up wouldn't be the worst thing ever, imo. He's very small, and not very quick for his size. Now, I won't argue that this holds him back because I don't feel that's the case, BUT he overcomes those problems by treating his body with reckless abandon. Have you ever noticed that something like 3/4 of his drives (many of which result in impressive scores) end with him completely leaving his feet and falling hard onto the floor out of bounds? 

I honestly don't know that his career peak (which I totally don't think we've even reached yet, to be as fair as possible) will last very long, and I doubt the last 3rd of his career will be all that impressive. I could be wrong - he might get really smart and go out like Chris Paul or Kyle Lowry, but I don't know if I confidently see him in the same light as those guys. I could totally get behind moving him in the right deal. It would have to be the RIGHT DEAL though.