NBA TRADE TALK: TDL over

[mvossman]

I’m seriously confused why some here seem to think Jalen Brunson can’t be [fill in the blank], is too small to defend in the playoffs, and wants to play for that mess of a franchise in NY. He looks VanVleet-level to me already, and is improving every year. Why wouldn’t we back up the Brinks truck for this guy?

He is not VanVleet level.  That guy is an elite (or at least really good) perimeter defender.  Brunson is below average.  That is a really big difference.  Also, VanVleet is a high level high volume three point shooter, and made big shots at the highest level.  He is the perfect match with Luka.  I like Brunson as a player, but he is not in VanVleet class, and likely will never be.