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I think it is very similar. Brunson wasn't convincing a season before his last one with Mavs. Many doubts among fans what he will become. Than he had a breakout season and was dissapointed Mavs never really believed in him. Green is basically in same position as Brunson was before his last season with Mavs. 

Oh, I don't agree at all. Like, not AT ALL. 

Brunson had one disappointing playoff run, his first, yes. But he was obviously a major piece of the rotation, being relied upon heavily, he just didn't perform super well. And frankly, I've watched the following playoff run about 10 times at this point and it's INSANE that we weren't all screaming "just give him a max" when that summer hit, regardless of what had occurred before. 

Green, alternatively, lost his spot at times this past season to Frank Ntilikna, who is so significant that I can't even remember if/where he signed this summer. 

Look, I like Green, and I think it's possible that he's about to have a good season, but it's clear that Kidd isn't quite as high on him as some of his fans around here. That might be wrong, I'm not sure, but I do feel confident that if Green walks it's not going to cripple the franchise the way losing Brunson for nothing undeniably did. The two contractual situations might be similar, but the two PLAYERS are not in the same stratosphere. 

In fact, I'd say that while my preference is for Green to live up to our expectations, find a toehold in the rotation and gain a commitment here at reasonable money (for continuity, if nothing else, and just because the best of what he's flashed is pretty valuable), I'd prefer they let him walk rather than OVERPAY him. There literally was no amount of money Brunson was eligible to receive by rule that would've been an overpay.