06-06-2022, 11:42 PM
(06-06-2022, 06:28 PM)vfromlmf Wrote: This is the dilemma. The current roster can win 50+ games but they can't win a title. At some point you're going to have to cash in the Kleber-DFS-Bullock types. Probably Brunson too, unless he develops enough to earn some All Defense votes.
What does it mean to cash in on Kleber-DFS-Bullock types? Those kind of players are generally under valued in the free agent and trade markets, but they are desperately needed to win games, especially playoff games.
Brunson is a different story. He won't ever earn all defense votes. There may be a long term fit issue here regarding his defense and he is the kind of player that a rebuilding team might actually want (as opposed to a 30 year old 3&D player). If the Mavs had been smart enough to offer him the max extension last offseason, I can't imagine all of the trade proposals that would be thrown around this board sending him out for a legit 2 way player.