Context wrote:Hes_On_Fire wrote:Context wrote:we dont need a star player...how many star players does minny have? okc?
we need to make this team stronger...most of these "star" players are done and will only get in the way of Brunson...
And Believe it or not- Brunson is the type of person who will work with this organization and his godfather...
You need to give Brunson help in the form of a second reliable scorer.
Can hardly call Randle 'reliable' in that department and defensively he's below average.
Would like to find another scorer who can take the pressure off Jalen Brunson. That has to be a top priority. He can't carry the team on his own. Not one player can. Role players are great to have but they will not remove the burden off Brunson.
If we take Minny as an example...I say Brunson needs a player who averages 21 like Towns that embraces Brunsons leadership like Towns does edwards...I think we should trade Randle- I dont think he fits the Nova knicks...and you know what...Divo might be the guy you speak of...Can he take the next step?
Towns is too soft for me. It remains to be seen how far a team with Towns as a second option can go.
Right now Edwards is carrying that team.
And as much as I love JB, I have to put Edwards above him just because of his size with skill.
As for Divicenzo - great role player but nothing more than that. He's too streaky of a player to ever be relied on as a second option.
All I know is we can't 'run it back' with the same team with Brunson in the final year of the best contract in the league. If we don't take at least a semi-big swing by February 2025 then we will be in a much tougher position to improve the team moving forward from there, especially when you consider that Randle will also be up for an extension after Brunson and will demand the max.
I don't know who will be out there. I like Donovan Mitchell even though it's an odd fit with Brunson. I like the dynamic he brings. I don't know if there are any All-Star bigs that will be available on the market. I guess we'll see how the market plays out. Just want that guy who can step up so Brunson doesn't burn himself out carrying the team. This is Brunson's team and anyone coming into this situation will know that.