(01-21-2025, 01:22 PM)mvossman Wrote: I agree with both Brunson being a better replacement and Kyrie being a better complement.  Given that Luka generally plays 80% of his games and 40 minutes a game in the playoffs you probably want a compliment more than a replacement.  I don't really think Brunson made sense here long term because it was somewhat a waste of his talent.  I'm not sure he would have been happy playing second fiddle to Luka most of his career.  The killer was that Brunson on a max extension contract would have been extremely valuable asset.