12-10-2021, 11:53 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-10-2021, 12:01 PM by StrandedOnBeauboisHill.)
(12-10-2021, 10:43 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: It's because we strongly suspect Cuban is going to let one or both of them sign with other teams for no compensation of any kind.
Not trying to defend Cuban necessarily but aren't we suggesting these names because we think that the front office is at least smart enough to get back compensation of any kind before it comes to that? I'm actually starting to think that Brunson isn't going to get moved at all this season though but will during the offseason in a S&T. I think it's probably best for both parties unless some sort of deal presents itself this season that makes sense but it will be tough. I do think teams like NYK and Boston and even Brooklyn could be desperate enough for a PG of Brunson's caliber to help us make something happen this season (Brunson + Indy filler to NYK, Hardaway/Mitchell Robinson/our 2023 pick to Indy, Kemba and Myles Turner to Dallas is something I've had in my head since the Turner news).
Also, it's definitely felt like this team's only path to contention was going to come after 2023 already after KP never really lived up to the hype. Not just from a cap space perspective but from the perspective that we'll have flexibility cap wise and also have meaningful first round picks to trade. I think it's hilarious whenever we're like "we'll just trade a FRP for so and so" because who the hell would want our 2027 FRP? Our biggest mistake in recent years was trading our 2019 FRP for Luka instead of taking on Bazemore's contract because we'd be out of the mess by now if we had done the latter. Luckily, most teams in the west are in the same position after unloading a ton of FRPs so it kind of evens the playing field in a sense.