04-14-2021, 10:20 AM
The problem with trading Brunson came down to salary filler. By himself he can't return much more than a mid-1st rookie contract, so to get to the Lowry/Aaron Gordon level player Dallas had to fill in the salaries - Now for Rick, Brunson + Powell might not be a trade worth making unless it brought in a MAJOR upgrade; and you have a difficult time figuring out trade matches because Lowry would require like 3 contracts from Dallas (IF Brunson was involved)