TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[KillerLeft]

Don't really understand this boards issue with Fred.  He scores 20 points a game on decent efficiency, he is a good high volume 3 point shooter (having a down year so far but historically much better than Din) an efficient playmaker, and a wildly better defender than Din.  He would make a ton of sense next to Luka and he would make a ton of sense with the Nets.

He'd make the MOST sense with LAC, because both George and Leonard are mid-range monsters. 

He'd make a little more sense with BRK, because KD is the best mid-range player in the league, maybe. 

The success Dallas has had, to this point, has been about attacking from the perimeter when Luka gets trapped. An average defense is going to run you off the 3point line in that situation, but a GOOD one can ALSO take away the paint on the same recovery, which is why Dinwiddie <<<<<<< Brunson in the role he's had this year. The ability to create at that third, middle level, is the arms race in the NBA right now. 

Kyrie Irving can do that better than Brunson even, in theory, and there aren't many who can.

EDIT: Not to die on several crosses, simultaneously, but this is why I would've maxed Brunson and figured out fit later. He's insanely more valuable in today's game than the majority of this community seems to realize. He's 75% of Kyrie Irving but in the form of a decent person who cares about his team.