03-16-2021, 05:39 PM
(03-16-2021, 05:26 PM)Jommybone Wrote: Hard to understand the desire on this board to move Kleeber to the bench and Brunson to another team.
That sentence indicates a misunderstanding of the desires of most engaged in conversation on these topics, so I’m not surprised. I don’t think anyone looks at those two and thinks “bench Kleber and get rid of Brunson and we’re good here.”
The thinking is that the team needs to get better. Kleber’s versatility makes him even more ideal as a 3rd big than he is as a starter (though I don’t think he’s a bad starter at all) and while nobody in their right mind WANTS to trade Brunson, we probably all agree that to get something you have to give something. I wouldn’t move Brunson in just any deal, but buyers don’t get to set the prices. I believe the thinking there is that Brunson is one of the only pieces valued highly enough to bring anything good in return.