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[Murphy3]

Originally Posted by mac222b

Yeah Brunson, after KP, has been the biggest mystery this season. It is incumbent to see what we have in him. Is he an invaluable contributor on a killer contract, or an athletically challenged guy with subpar length who gets exposed in matchups. Or, more likely, somewhere in between. I think until his shooting ticks back upward it’ll be really hard to tell. Hopefully his role and rotation spot become more defined. Would love it if he could be a poor mans Van Vleet for us. Don’t see him ever becoming the defender or off the dribble threat or even the shooter FvV is, but he could still be a really nice spark/glue guy for us.

It's incumbent to see what the Mavs have in him until they're sitting in the 1st to 5th spot more than half way through the season and you realize that you have a chance to compete for a title... You'll probably see Barea start to get more PT then. Barea is an absolute beast when it comes to beating his man off the dribble. The Mavs need that to take some of the load off of Doncic...and to make the 2nd unit absolutely destroy the production of other teams' second units..

[mac222b]

Originally Posted by Murphy3

It's incumbent to see what the Mavs have in him until they're sitting in the 1st to 5th spot more than half way through the season and you realize that you have a chance to compete for a title... You'll probably see Barea start to get more PT then. Barea is an absolute beast when it comes to beating his man off the dribble. The Mavs need that to take some of the load off of Doncic...and to make the 2nd unit absolutely destroy the production of other teams' second units..

I agree we need another guy that can be his man off the dribble and create. I'd say that and another competent wing defender are 1A and 1B if we want to make noise in the playoffs. But even just to lighten the load on Luka in the regular season. I trust that Donnie is exploring every avenue in advance of Dec.15 when more players are eligible for trade. It'll be interesting to see what the market looks like due to this being perceived as the most wide-open up for grabs championship in years. Coupled with a possible Morey cap decrease it could cut both ways.

I'm sure RC has an idea about Brunson and the MBT has placed a value on him, as it relates to his present on-court value/projected future growth/team-friendly contract. But its hard to say always exactly what a guys ceiling is until they get a regular spot and extended run unbroken in the rotation. FVV is a great example or even closer to home JJB!

I wonder where MBT draws the line or whats available. Do we aim for a smaller upgrade like a Taj Gibson or bigger upgrade like Tristan Thompson, or do we push chips in for a Gallo. Or save chips for a draft day deal for someone closer to Beal. Tough call! I guess its why they get paid the big bucks.
I'm pretty sure we can get a nice piece or two from the Courtney Lee contract or the Trade Exception and that flexibility and keeping assets like Brunson and wright for a bigger trade down the road is the play. But we'll see.