(09-16-2022, 01:16 AM)sterlingmallory Wrote: MBT 2.0 could have signed Brunson to an extension during the season. I don't let them off the hook for the Brunson fiasco, even if the roots of it did start under the old regime with the stupid rookie contract they gave him that allowed him to be a UFA in the first place. Still, they could have nullified that error if they had just extended Brunson during the season when they reportedly had a chance.
Then they doubled down on that mistake and didn't even get close to the offer NY made to him. Then they tripled down on it and decided Dragic is washed up and that they'd rather roll into the season with no 3rd playmaker (unless they sign Schroder, but honestly, I would have preferred Dragic).
This offseason really killed all the hype I had for the new front office after the KP trade.
Jalen is one of the large reasons I listed Nico as a disappointment as a "relationship guy". I'm used to MBT not getting a seat at the table with free agents, but when the free agent is your own guy, that is a new low.