04-09-2021, 12:13 PM
(04-08-2021, 03:43 PM)Kammrath Wrote: I am very much for this option. I think Brunson needs to be promoted or traded frankly.
Brunson is not an option to fill JRich role as a quality guard defender. He is a poor defender and I don't see that changing. I would argue that a team that has asperations to be good defensively (and they need to be in order to truly contend) needs to have at least one quality guard defender who is not a disaster offensively. There is hope that Green can eventually get there, but it is unlikely to be anytime soon.
As for Brunson's role, they have already promoted him. He is the 6th man that leads the second unit and finishes with the starters. We will see how that plays out long term, but not sure why his role needs to be expanded beyond that? We don't have anyone else that can lead the second unit or create their own shot to take some pressure off Luka, so if you are going to trade him you need to replace that.