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G-Man · 09-18-2021, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BPo001

Marc Stein: The Mavericks just official announced the signing of Frank Ntilikina. – via Twitter TheSteinLine

This is the guy we got NYK to bite on so we could get DSJ, who is now out of the NBA. We traded DSJ plus picks to get The Unicorn(lite). And now we got the guy who turns out to be better than DSJ, and we got him for free.

He'll make Brunson work harder for his minutes, and won't be the defensive liability Brunson was in the playoffs. At the least, he is a tradable piece, who makes it possible we could also trade Brunson. Really good move, Nico.

BPo001 · 09-18-2021, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by G-Man

This is the guy we got NYK to bite on so we could get DSJ, who is now out of the NBA. We traded DSJ plus picks to get The Unicorn(lite). And now we got the guy who turns out to be better than DSJ, and we got him for free.

He'll make Brunson work harder for his minutes, and won't be the defensive liability Brunson was in the playoffs. At the least, he is a tradable piece, who makes it possible we could also trade Brunson. Really good move, Nico.

Agreed. I like Frank. Long defender that is still young with room to grow (hopefully). Plus it allows us to try and move Brunson before he is due a payday. I like Brunson, but I don’t think I want to pay him what he will likely command on the open market.

DevinHarriswillstart · 09-18-2021, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by BPo001

Agreed. I like Frank. Long defender that is still young with room to grow (hopefully). Plus it allows us to try and move Brunson before he is due a payday. I like Brunson, but I don’t think I want to pay him what he will likely command on the open market.

I think Frank will potentially replace Burke, not Brunson. But I'm not even sure he will get an active roster spot when the season starts.

EricaLubarsky · 09-18-2021, 08:06 PM

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I think Frank will potentially replace Burke, not Brunson. But I'm not even sure he will get an active roster spot when the season starts.

Yeah no way in hell our sixth man is up to lose his spot against a guy who could barely get a roster spot in New York.

Burke should be scared though. I bet in camp they will be fighting it out.

NeedlesKane · 09-18-2021, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Yeah no way in hell our sixth man is up to lose his spot against a guy who could barely get a roster spot in New York.

Burke should be scared though. I bet in camp they will be fighting it out.

Burke will definitely be motivated. I feel like he's a very capable player. I hope he realizes how important this preseason is and how he cannot quit there should he not lose his roster spot.