The Mavs actually had Brunson and Dinwiddie, but let's just leave it at Brunson for the sake of argument. The Mavs had what now appears to be a really good core around Luka a few years ago, but I guess they didn't want to pay Brunson. After a series of trades, they ended up with Kyrie Irving.
The team looks good right now and Kyrie looks like he has accepted being Robin. Come playoff time, having a guy like Kyrie is going to be very valuable. He has experience and can take over games, especially when doncic is cold.
On the other hand, Brunson has been playing really well and looks good leading the Knicks offense alongside a cold-shooting Julius randle. I'm not sure that Brunson would be content ball watching on the Mavs and waiting for his turn like he would be on the Mavs.
My main argument for Brunson is that he is on his way up while Kyrie is on his way down. Kyrie, on the other hand, has been one of the best iso scorers in the league for a decade and seems to have accepted a backseat role.
Who would the Mavs rather have?
Kyrie because it led directly to Lively. We lost Brunson but it forced us to trade for a better player and we got an impact center because roster/chemistry issues.
So thank you JB!!! And yes Kyrie is better. Our floor is potentially slightly lower but our ceiling is way higher.
With JB and Luka we would’ve made the playoffs, gotten eliminated in the 2nd round, no draft pick and been asset strapped.
This is the best situation the Mavs have been in in a long time. Just facts. Again, thank you JB. Enjoy mediocrity in NY!!
LMAO. Deliberately tanking for that pick for a an average center really got ya’ll thanking Kyrie. See you in the play-ins when both Luka and Kyrie goes down
Lol
You sound like you're trying to convince yourself of something.
Pretty sad. Lol