01-28-2022, 12:20 PM
(01-28-2022, 11:20 AM)SleepingHero Wrote:
Agreed. But the way Lowe framed it made it seem like Brunson has intentions of going elsewhere.
Defcon 1 scenario is we keep him past the deadline and Brunson flees to NYK and we get nothing in return. With no cap space and very little assets the Mavs are screwed. With that in mind, cashing in on Brunson now seems more and more like the correct move.
Trading him to NYK now at least guarantees our 23 pick back, and perhaps another guard (Quickly?). As the deadline approaches I'm starting to get stuck more and more on a Boston deal with Smart+Schroeder and trading Brunson to them. Let Boston deal with the Knicks in the summer while we get Smart who's locked up to a moderate deal for the next 5 years.
I think these are the two most reasonable options, but not sure why you are including Schroeder in the Smart trade? I don't think the Mavs want anything to do with him. If the goal is a backup point, much rather have Dragic.
Quickly would be an upgrade over Burke (not a high bar).