07-16-2021, 05:26 AM
Brunson staying or going depend on following factors:
- how do Mavs see him long term
- how he sees himself
- how league see him
- how much money does he expect
Brunson had an excellent regular season finishing as 4th in top 6 man vote. He is still young and is improving every season. On the other hand he is not really a PG as he mostly takes care of himself. He is relatively short so can be a liability defensively and can have problems creating against certain opponents. While he had an excellent regular season he missed last year playoffs and had a bad series this year. I am sure everyone would want him as third guard, I am not really convinced anyone would see him as a long term franchise cornerstone at PG. He is up for extension this season and I think a deal around 8 mil per would be great value. I am sceptical about deal above 10 mil per (max he can get in extension is 55 mil over 4 years). Since Mavs will be over the cap after this season, it is basically Cubans money, but they will be deeeeep in tax if they go max with Brunson.
Brunson of course controls his own future after this season as he will be UFA and if he rejects an extension, it might be wise to cash on him instead of letting him walk in FA next season.
This one is really tricky for me, and I would say it can go either way. Many scenarios where it makes sense to trade him and many where it makes sense to keep him. In the end I think it is slightly more likely he will stay. He was picked by Mavs, grown a lot with them and there is mutual chemistry. I think they value him more than other teams.
- how do Mavs see him long term
- how he sees himself
- how league see him
- how much money does he expect
Brunson had an excellent regular season finishing as 4th in top 6 man vote. He is still young and is improving every season. On the other hand he is not really a PG as he mostly takes care of himself. He is relatively short so can be a liability defensively and can have problems creating against certain opponents. While he had an excellent regular season he missed last year playoffs and had a bad series this year. I am sure everyone would want him as third guard, I am not really convinced anyone would see him as a long term franchise cornerstone at PG. He is up for extension this season and I think a deal around 8 mil per would be great value. I am sceptical about deal above 10 mil per (max he can get in extension is 55 mil over 4 years). Since Mavs will be over the cap after this season, it is basically Cubans money, but they will be deeeeep in tax if they go max with Brunson.
Brunson of course controls his own future after this season as he will be UFA and if he rejects an extension, it might be wise to cash on him instead of letting him walk in FA next season.
This one is really tricky for me, and I would say it can go either way. Many scenarios where it makes sense to trade him and many where it makes sense to keep him. In the end I think it is slightly more likely he will stay. He was picked by Mavs, grown a lot with them and there is mutual chemistry. I think they value him more than other teams.