04-25-2022, 09:28 AM
My takeaways from the article:
1) The old regime tried to trade JB.
2) The new regime has not extended JB TWICE (once this summer and once in January) because such an extension would have kept them from using him in a trade this past summer or at the TDL.
3) Rick Brunson (his dad) seems pretty salty about the whole thing and will NOT be encouraging JB to do the Mavs any favors.
4) JB seems to love it in DAL, but I could easily see him wanting to walk at the end of the day. I personally think him playing so well without Luka will make him want to walk. My opinion.
Did the Mavs mismanage this situation?
Hard to say. I 100% support them in wanting to trade JB (I have been on that wagon since last summer and would have 100% supported trading him for Haliburton). But not pulling the trigger on something might end up being a catastrophic mistake (though not likely). Likely they will be able to money-whip him this summer and maybe because of his performance without Luka in the playoffs he will still be a very tradeable and coveted player/asset.
1) The old regime tried to trade JB.
2) The new regime has not extended JB TWICE (once this summer and once in January) because such an extension would have kept them from using him in a trade this past summer or at the TDL.
3) Rick Brunson (his dad) seems pretty salty about the whole thing and will NOT be encouraging JB to do the Mavs any favors.
4) JB seems to love it in DAL, but I could easily see him wanting to walk at the end of the day. I personally think him playing so well without Luka will make him want to walk. My opinion.
Did the Mavs mismanage this situation?
Hard to say. I 100% support them in wanting to trade JB (I have been on that wagon since last summer and would have 100% supported trading him for Haliburton). But not pulling the trigger on something might end up being a catastrophic mistake (though not likely). Likely they will be able to money-whip him this summer and maybe because of his performance without Luka in the playoffs he will still be a very tradeable and coveted player/asset.