02-16-2020, 04:31 PM
(02-16-2020, 04:12 PM)Kammrath Wrote: Great thoughts.
Look, Brunson's on-court rating is +7.2, Luka's on-court rating is +7.1. But when they are together it plummets to +1.5 (the worst significant pairing on the team).
I think BOTH are very good at what they do, but I do not believe they can DO that when they are together (or at least have not been able to in over 1000 NBA minutes trying). I love Brunson running the offense when Luka sits. But here is my question:
Is Jalen more valuable to this team as:
1) Playing 15 minutes per game in the regular season (assuming he never shares the court with Luka) and down to maybe 10 minutes per game in the playoffs?
2) As a trade asset?
My personal opinion is that this summer I would try to use Jalen in a trade to get someone like AG. I think that is the most valuable use of him at this point because again (IMO) I think Luka+Jalen is not something that will be very successful. I also think the Mavs have a "glut" of guards and need to use a guard to get an upgrade at wing.
I do feel like it's more of an issue of chemistry than it being inherently a bad pairing that can't be figured out. Both are decent enough shooters and attackers for the fit to make sense.
But I agree one of Brunson or Wright needs to be moved this summer in a deal for a bigger player who could play more.
For financial reasons I'd prefer Wright going out, but I wonder how much value he really has now. If Wright, Jackson, and our 2020 pick can get us someone like Gordon we need to jump on that.