(06-24-2022, 02:15 AM)Branduil Wrote: I don't care too much about Brunson being "untradeable" because I can't imagine the Mavs wanting to trade him.
Meh, I have zero interest in Brunson as a long term starter alongside Luka. We would have to get serious defensive upgrades at the other positions for that to be anywhere close to an ideal long term fit (and even then I'd just want a straight up different skillset than what Brunson has partnering Luka). If he were to be ok coming in off the bench, that would be fine, but I don't think that works that well with the contract we would be giving him. Especially if Wood proves a good fit as a starter too, to where we would want to keep him. Luka, Brunson and Wood is straight up not good enough defensively, especially in the playoffs, unless you literally have all world defensive superstars at the other two positions. If his contract is tradeable he should be one of our primary trading chips, since we have very little of that, with an old roster compared to other teams as good or better than us right now, since the Mavs have had very little interest in keeping draft picks or drafting well and developing young prospects whatsoever.