arkuo wrote:Brunson playing victim but failed to mention his daddy, his agent and the Knicks GM are all related and had a pre agreed handshake deal. NBA investigated and they got fined for doing so. It's a different story if the investigation turned out different. But it was proven by the NBA that the Knicks and the Brunson family had COLLUDED. Playing victim doesn't erase that fact.
Now people are comparing Kyrie vs Jalen on who would your team rather have, you have to edit that to Kyrie vs. Jalen and Rick Brunson because any team he goes to, his daddy is going to get a free ride and a job. You don't want a stage father sticking his nose up in all contract negotiations asking for extra freebies to be thrown in.
What I see in Mavs fans and including this board, I think coping mechanism is getting weaker by day. It was a huge huge **** by Mavs. Cuban's 2nd jersey #13 fiasco.
If your current employer not resigning you, and clearly disrespecting you, then your agent/dad etc will go around and talk for sure. Its not like Brunson gave a promise to Knicks and declined Mavs offers for 1 year.
Tim Hardaway Jr got his second deal from Knicks after a good season where he was in the MIP and 6MOY shortlists. His agents probably had talks with his former team Knicks. Its the job of your agent, and if you have former player dad, then there is always some connections. Mavs were okay to trade with such a player and keep him around because this is not necessarily ethical conflict.
So trying to blame Brunson for looking after him is a weak excuse. Its really on Cuban-Nico and former GM.