Nah, I think I’d probably let one walk and trade the other guy

Crazy that the Mavs drafted them *the same draft year* but then said, “Nah. We’re good.”

You don’t get it man Brunson is AT THE VERY BEST a career 6th man with awful efficiency and league worst defense, he might endure 4 years max in the league.

Edit: Also he has a big head, bad for advertising business and makes him slow.

The only reason brunson emerged and people realised his potential is because luka was out for that utah series.
A con of the luka system is that his high usage rate doesn’t allow other score first guards to emerge

on a serious note that team probably isnt a contender, you need a DPOY level guy to make up for 2 defensive liabilities like that late in the playoffs

Yeah that team would probably win at least a few rings. Could you imagine if they had a great all-star level center too? Like maybe a Porzingis!

Would Brunson be able to become what he is if he was still with the Mavs and Luka? Or did he need his own team?

We’re a farm team

Nah they’d cost too much. You’d probably need to sign one of them for like 4 years 60M to get the contracts to work.

When the Knciks signed him to the 4 year 104 mil deal when he left the Mavs ppl were calling him overpaid. This is revisionist

I’m not really a believer in the two ball dominant guard set up. Definitely wouldn’t let both of them go for nothing, trade one for a wing or a big.

People were talking about bunch of shit about Mitchel being better than Brunson up until the 6th minute mark of the 4th quarter lmao

Everyone is better than Jalen Brunson until it’s time to be Jalen Brunson

I would follow that big fuckin head through the gates of hell, o captain my captain

Brunson, Hali, and Booker are all in this category of franchise player that fans of other teams think their random guard is good enough to compare to. All 3 underrated as fuck and continue to outperform expectations. No, Tyler herro can’t lead your team to the finals and put 40 up b2b against Jrue Holiday 

It’s almost always proven true. In the clutch moment, I’m not sure there’s anyone else in the league I’d rather have with the ball in his hands rn.

Well u gotta understand hes rlly short

Shai, Luka, and Brunson is the big 3 of PGs

There is no convo for best PG in the league lol. But Brunson is definitely the best in the east

I’m admittedly a Brunson hater. But the thing he’s done this postseason that’s most impressive to me is his ability to play off ball. There are guys like Trae who can be great offensive engines, but have no idea how to play off ball. Brunsons offensive versatility is impressive to me and he deserves credit for it.

He should be left out of the best point guard in the league convo. Worst counting stats than Luka, worst efficiency than SGA. The best player at every position (outside of maybe small forward) plays in the west.

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That was insanity I remember that shit lmaooo they was saying but look Maxey is scoring similar even tho he was playing far more mins

They both are better individually but clearly Brunson has a playoff 2nd gear and has a much better team around them

I think Cade is pretty arguable, he is insanely good. He just played a great playoffs having to carry Detroit’s offensive load alone.

Cade is obviously better lmao

give me a break

Head makes up for it

Inch for inch he’s probably the best

But we love him and that’s all that matters. LFG!!!!

There are people who believe cade is better than luka lol

He was absolutely a problem in that series. That’s why I was in full support of the signing by the Knicks. There was so much potential there. But no one could have predicted just how good he was going to be.

Correct

Luka “second highest scoring average in the playoffs in NBA history” Doncic isn’t the scorer Brunson is?

In that same time period:

Brunson: 6.6 APG on 2.6 Turnovers a game

Luka: 7.7 APG on 4.1 Turnovers a game

They really are not that far off playmaking wise

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Isn’t that how the Bucks ended up with a bum ass version of Dame?

look….Getting Towns for Randle (and Donte) worked out for the knicks.

Love Donte but his production is reproduced by a combination of mcBride, Shamet, and Mikal.

Randle was great for us being what he was. But he wasn’t consistent at all.

Towns might be too passive but he’s been pretty good for winning.

We’ve made back to back ECF since getting KAT he’s a good big for Brunson

The same kat who has been shitting out efficient triple doubles this playoffs.