12-22-2021, 10:55 AM
(12-22-2021, 10:43 AM)omahen Wrote: 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.
I am not sure if I see Brunson as a starter or a heavy minute bench player. I said before the season, the Mavs need to find 25 plus minutes a game for him. I didn't think Carlisle had this in his vision imo. If they couldn't find these minutes, he wasn't going to want to stay here regardless how much he liked the team and city. So far,the Mavs have found those minutes for him, plus having him in the closing unit in the majority of games. With him being a UFA, I would certainly try him as a starter and see how it works. The guy he would be replacing would not be a world beater. Maybe it works great. Maybe it doesn't and he can go back to a heavy minute bench player after you re-sign him.