2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

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JB is definitely a good player. Steady, reliable. He proved he was starter material once THJ went down and was integral to the post-New Year success. But in April, although we wanted him back, nobody was talking about $25M+ per year. Even $20M/year was considered steep.

Then Luka got hurt in game 82 (stupid move, IMO) and DAL had to play a UTA team that was a lot of offense and limited on defense. So JB played well with Luka out and really went off in the last 2, which got the media talking. Then JB pretty much reverted to mid-season form once Luka was back doing Luka things. 

So now there is a narrative that JB is worth max or near-max money because he's a steady player and stood out for a couple of games when given the chance. I'm not the smartest mind here, but I think JB's team has been able to gin up a bidding war between NYKs and DAL that will result in a contract someone will be looking to unload in the next few years for a new shinier toy. Yea for JB! I hope he gets paid well.
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I'm with you. I dont know if Brunson is worth so much money. Sure he played like an all-star in that 2 or 3 games. But can he bring that to the table vs. other teams? It sucks to lose him for nothing (we will see) but imho its possible the Knicks will regret that move (they are still the Knicks )