BRUNSON BURNER: to NYK for 4yrs/$104M (no SnT) | NYK docked 2025 2nd for tampering

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I am all for putting Brunson in the starting unit and see how it works. Two main questions I have - can he be this good offensively against top teams when it matters? Can Mavs build respectable defense with Luka and him? If I don't have a pretty much positive answer to those questions, I would be very reluctant to pay him.

"Starting" Brunson doesn't mean that he and Luka have to play all their time together. 

I was using the VanVleet comparison last year. "Is he on the VanVleet trajectory, or not?" This year he's showing that he IS on that kind of trajectory. I think you do your best on D when Luka/Brunson play together, and make sure the "Luka only" and "Brunson only" lineups are good on D. 

I'd sign him. I'd sign DFS too! 

We need more playmaking not less. We need more long wings that can play, not less. 

Nico and team finance staff (didn't Nico bring in, like, the best of the best?), figure it out.