NBA TRADE TALK: TDL over

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... and now they are dealing him for a guy they can sign this summer with a little bit of player movement...

Oh? Brunson is now a lock to NY, one way or another, period? Just at their beck and call, easy peasy?

I figure you probably didn't mean it quite that strongly.

But I do think there's a sense of that "NY inevitability" being used as a given in some of the conversations here ...and I have a hard time buying it. Possible? Sure. But I think the Mavs would be the best bet, if they have decided they will pay what it takes with no worries about tax. In Dallas, JB already knows the team, the fit, his role, and more.

In fact, I think that Mavs option is what's driving NY to be so obsessed for a trade (rather than a fa chase that only costs money.) If the Mavs will trade him to NY, it takes their biggest competition out of the equation, before it even begins.