05-03-2024, 08:38 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-03-2024, 08:49 PM by HoosierDaddyKid.)
(05-03-2024, 08:28 PM)khaled1987 Wrote: Did he? NY were negotiating a trade with Utah for Mitchel in the same summer and everyone was assuming they will get it done. He was expected to be 2nd fiddle to to Mitchel just like he was with Mavs. At minimum it was a known possibility.
Cleveland then entered the conversation and JB maximized the opportunity.
Brunson signed with NY as a FA on July 12th 2022. Mitchell was traded to Cleveland September 1st, 2022. Brunson signed almost 3 months before. It was all talk and speculation about Mitchell. They went with Brunson instead.