TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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THJ/Bertans/1st/(Hardy) for Conley/Clarkson

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What's the issue Mavs fans have been crying about? The loss of Brunson. Usage here, usage there. Someone who can score without the help of Luka or SD?

I still think the Mavs miss Brunson scoring ability way more than his playmaking. Tho this trade has the potential to fix both issues. Or at least should improve both situations by a lot.

I agree that those are two big issues, and that JB was incredibly valuable because he fixed both of them. But I don't think this trade has any real potential to being a real fix to what's missing.

The VALUE with JB was that you put one player on the floor, and you solved both issues, playmaking and scoring. OTOH if you add two different players to address those issues, that means you have to take two other players out of the lineup to address what JB solved all by himself (leaving a different issue that is no longer covered). Or, if you rotate them, you will ALWAYS lack either playmaking or scoring, depending on who is playing and who is sitting.

Platoon basketball - where you employ players who solve one need for you, and those who solve the other, but no one who can solve both - creates the problem of how you then aren't well rounded enough to get enough done, since you only have 5 players. The trick is to get MULTI-skilled players on the floor at the same time in bunches, rather than having a team full of one trick performers.