06-25-2022, 03:28 PM
(06-25-2022, 01:34 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: It isn't a mess. But it doesn't have to be. Their franchise is a mess. They're dedicating massive contracts to 2nd tier players while also not being a free agent destination.
NYK has been a terrible franchise for nearly a quarter of a century. Their choices of the last 2 years hasn't really dispelled that narrative. Signing Brunson to a near max contract is exactly the type of move that will continue their mediocrity for years.
Lets say they use those picks to somehow find another star. Lets say Mitchell because there has been smoke there and we assume they use Barrett to get him.
How good is a Brunson-Mitchell-Randle team with no bench and Thibs as your coach? I wouldn't even put them as a top 6 team in the East, and Brunson in this situation is not even the lead guard.
I'm just saying NYK maxing Brunson is going to a be a doomed choice from the start, and it's hilarious because all their fans see it coming too and are praying it doesn't happen.
I think anyone giving Brunson that much, without being ok to have unlimited payroll is asking for trouble. If the Mavs were ALL-IN, meaning they were ready to use all available means to improve - damn the cost - I would only be on board as a means to preserve an asset that couldn't be replaced. That is such an overpay that he would be very hard to trade. That playoff series against UTAH for Brunson is the height of his career.