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?

  • WTakesOnlyBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Kyrie is arguably the best point guard in the league right now

    • 2020IsANightmareBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      There’s plenty - PLENTY!!! - of ammo to hate on World B. Flat, but there’s no way you even tried to leave a serious comment there.

      He’s not even the best PG on his OWN TEAM.

  • rabid89BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If you can convince Kyrie to lay off all the off-court bullshit, be unselfish and play for the team, and just stfu and play ball, it’s Kyrie by a landslide.

    But that if is the size of Siberia.

      • IntotheBeniverseBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Just wait. Let’s get one entire full season of normalcy from Kyrie: October through playoffs, and then we can start giving him the benefit of the doubt

  • Sad_Conclusion8488BEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    Kyrie. He’s surprised and impressed. I was convinced he was just another selfish wacko knucklehead. He’s not.

  • UnsuspectingS1utBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Framing it as Brunson or kyrie is inherently disingenuous tho, Brunson is making 26 million on the Knicks, and it was rumored he would’ve taken like 11.5 mil on the mavs. Kyrie is making 40 million. The question isn’t Brunson or kyrie, it’s Brunson + role players or kyrie.

    • 2020IsANightmareBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      If it WAS just Brunson or Flat, I would still choose Brunson.

      But, it is Brunson + role players + no drama vs Flat.

  • asapfettyBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Just saying. Kyrie hasn’t had a playoff run like Brunson had last season since he was 24 in Cleveland. Brunson had more 30 point playoff games last season than Kyrie had in the last 3 playoff runs.

    Don’t know what Kyrie has shown in the last 7 years can be reliable in the playoffs. It’s all hypothetical