02-12-2023, 06:00 AM
(02-12-2023, 05:38 AM)Dundalis Wrote: I love Dodo, but he's not remotely worth a FRP. Dorian's defense has taken a clear step down this year IMO, and he was still part of the team that had the 6th worst defense in the league. If I'm giving up a FRP, im giving up multiple to get a defensive wing who is ideally younger and with a more diverse offensive skillset than just catch and shoot 3's. Green's play is eye opening having a defensive lynchpin who can actually do things on offense beyond stand in the corner and hit a 3. Give me more of that.
I would put every asset we have, potentially including Green (dependant on the player of course, and Green's progression the rest of the season, which has been a huge surprise to where I now legit am not even sure what his ceiling is) into getting another star if they are two way.
Nah. You don´t touch Green (or Hardy) at this point. What Green has shown is borderline #3 player level and he´s on a perfect timeline with Luka.
Imagine how good this team would be going forward if they had just kept Brunson. You can use one protected 1st to get Hart. Another two 2nds to get Vanderbilt, instead of splitting all that up for Kyrie.
That´s pretty crazy and shows how badly this Brunson botch has effected our roster building possibilities.
His averages are now up to 24/4/6 shooting his usual super-high efficient 48/41/84, not that far off Irving´s 27/5/5, at HALF the cost.
You could even argue that on one hand Luka and Randle being somewhat similar players has helped him make a smooth transition into a new 1-2 punch situation, but also shows that with a little sacrifice by Luka, there was further upside in Brunson´s game.