(02-04-2022, 10:03 PM)Omega_Supreme Wrote: Which IMO is why its not a better fit, the age thing needs to be a real factor in decision making.
It makes no sense to trade young players for old players that may or may not fit with our personnel.
CJ does not make us better and he is older than Brunson. There are other options out there, the 2nd creator does not have to be a scorer.
We actually could use a guy like Sabonis who fits Luka much better and is probably the better fit given style of play.
The fit was specific to on the court. There are lot of things this post seems to be ignoring:
Brunson has a looming huge raise coming up, might leave for nothing and has legit concerns about his play against length.
That pick is hugely valuable to the Mavs from the standpoint of unlocking access to their assets. Brunson is probably the only avenue to that pick.
This is not a CJ for Brunson trade (see pick above). It needs to not be looked at like that. But regardless, CJ is probably a better fit with Luka than Brunson is. He would be our best volume three point shooter by far, operates well in the midrange, and is a quality secondary playmaker. He combines a lot of we are getting from THJ and Brunson only he is a better scorer than either and while they all share defensive limitations he would be only one player with that problem on the court instead of two.
Not sure why folks keep bringing up Sabonis. He is not in the ballpark regarding cost. We don't have the assets to get him. I could say more about my concern for backing up the truck for a defensive limited big, but it doesn't matter.