(06-29-2022, 07:21 AM)mvossman Wrote: This team could conceivably be better than last year. Wood plus Timmy plus Dragic is a lot more depth and addresses our biggest hole. We also don't have to spend half a season with the dark cloud of KP (lets hope we don't have same issue with Wood). This team will not be a contender, but I'm skeptical replacing Dragic with Brunson would make us true contenders either. Ultimately we need to make a trade for a high level two way player eventually, and not having Brunson will make it more difficult (but not impossible).
The Wood trade was very good and if we get Dragic to replace Brunson it wont be a complete disaster for this season. I am going with a C- right now and maybe Nico can pull another (Wood) rabbit out of the hat (I'm skeptical).
Don't forget that whole west is gonna be much stronger then last season (Warriors, Clippers, Memphis, Suns, Nuggets, Pelicans).
I completly agree with Wood, THJ back and dark cloud of KP. Dragic (if he signs) is vet min. guy, no a starter which Brunson was. Also don't forget that Brunson was one of most healthy players in the roster during last 2 seasons.
Replacing Brunson with Dragic will not put as a direct contender, the point is that we finally managed to replace one hole in roster without giving anything valuable in return, to then opening another hole in the roster and that for nothing.
I also completly agree that high 2/3 level player would have much more bigger efect on this team than Brunson (that's also the reason i'm against the trades for the players like Brogdon and others), but problem is how can you get him?
We won't have cap space for xy years (and even with them FO didn't used it), we don't have assets to pull such a trade and draft capital is also weak.
In that situation you have to match the offer for a player, even if he is few million higher than you would want. I saw somewhere these days how similar situation this was with Middleton extension with the Bucks. When you are putted in that situation that you will not know how many time you will looking for a player of this level. And i don't think he is max or. number 1 player.
Even if you don't want this contract you loose an asset. Or some kind of combinations of others (Dinwiddie, THJ) as an assets.
Then we can talk about what a fool the Cuban made of himself with his statement ''we can pay him more than anybody'', to the reports now that FO knew he is not going to resign for weeks.
https://twitter.com/ballysportssw/status...1618946048
We can all hope that Hardy will replace Brunson, but Cuban's stinginess with luxury cap will surrely not have positive efect in the future to attrack the players and build a dynasty.
And again, Brunson next year salary will be around Bertans+Powell.