2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[omahen]

I can see the appeal.  He had a good defensive reputation in Boston and hit 40% of his 3's in Charlotte last season.  But, his teams are normally MUCH better when he sits than when he plays.  He's always negative on a RPM basis (but not as much as on-minus-off).  Do you sit Brunson (the 28th best PG in RPM last season) in favor of Rozier at 10 times the money?  I think it was much easier to forecast a  renaissance for JRich than it is for Terry.  With that said, I thought your comment deserved a little more attention.

Thanks. If I would go after him, I would actually put him in the starting lineup. In my opinion, DP will be out of the starting lineup once KP returns, which means Mavs will play three wings next to Luka. Luka size could allow to play Rozier-Richardson-THJ next to Luka and KP (with exception when Maxi is needed to defend big boys like Zion or AD). As you said, some of the stats say he is a very good player yet I have not seen enough of him to really make a judgement. However, he is certainly an upgrade over Johnson and (if that is the price) back up PG. I would prefer pick, I just say IF.

As for Brunson - I am affraid he is too good to be a back up PG behind Luka limited to some 15-20 min per game but not good enough to be our starter. That's why it might make more sense to go for a different option on that position. A bit less quality at back up PG would not be a disaster, plenty of able back ups in the game.