12-26-2021, 12:53 PM
(12-26-2021, 02:13 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: I have been one of the first people to say Brunson is more of a SG than a PG, but people need to stop nit-picking singular plays. THJ botched a 3 or was it even a 4 on 1 fastbreak a couple of games ago. The fact remains that Brunson can create shots for himself and others at a higher level than THJ. He´s a proven winner. He´s also just 25 years old.
I think there is a market for THJ in a salary dump, so just accept that and do it. Maybe Kings for Bagley (if you are lucky), Pacers for Lamb, Pistons for Olynyk + any guard.
The recent weeks have clearly shown that this team needs more play-making, more defense, more hustle and heart.
Doncic is part of the team cohesion/defensive problem, but THJ/Bullock are an even bigger part of the overall picture, when they account for $27M in salary.
We all love Boban, but the fact that he cannot even get on the f*cking floor right now and you pay him $3.5M (instead of the minimum or not sign him at all) basically makes him a marketing tool like Satnam Singh.
In a sense these COVID cases have made the path for Nico much clearer.
Dumping THJ for an expiring might be the easiest way to make room for signing DFS and Brunson without going over the tax, but I have a really hard time seeing Cuban pull that trigger. They just signed him and he is part of the "leadership" team. I don't see them moving him unless its to go after a big fish.
A Brunson/Bullock for Kemba+Mavs pick makes more long term sense anyways. That pick has a lot of value to the Mavs, and the alternative is potentially spending a bloated market value for Brunson or letting him walk. That THJ contract might actually have some value in a year and a half when it has less years and lower AAV.