The Nuggets lost a key all-around performer in Bruce Brown during free agency. That could thrust second-year guard Christian Braun into an expanded role and he’s eager to show he can handle it, he told Sean Keeler of the Denver Post.
“I want that challenge. I want a bigger role and I think everybody wants a bigger role,” he said. “But the fact that the Nuggets show confidence in me and (in) our young guys to come in and take over that role and make that next step means a lot to me. And obviously, I’m going to prove them right.”
We have more from the Western Conference:
- Oklahoma City mayor David Holt doesn’t want to raise taxes to help pay for a new arena for the Thunder, according to Jana Hayes of The Oklahoman. He’d prefer to extend a temporary sales tax. “We just know that we won’t make a proposal that raises the tax rate,” he said. Negotiations are ongoing, including the potential cost of the arena and terms of the lease agreement.
- Suns general manager James Jones believes the team’s experience can lead to a championship, he told Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic. After numerous free agent signings, the Suns have a dozen players who are 26 and older. “Versatility and balance and more importantly, experience. It takes a unique combination of skill, and know-how to navigate a regular season and a postseason,” Jones said. “You have to have success and failures in the postseason to understand what it actually takes to, ultimately, to be successful and win a championship.”
- In a subscriber-only story, Gerald Bourguet of GoPhnx.com describes how Eric Gordon‘s offensive skills could make an impact on a top contender. Gordon signed a two-year, veteran’s minimum deal with the Suns after the Clippers declined to guarantee his original $20.9MM salary for next season.
Braun is more than capable to handle a larger role. He is going to be a solid 2-way player in the nba
He was a great pick by the Nuggets
I’d say Denver was stupid to lose Bruce Brown. Same thing I thought when somehow Brooklyn lost Brown the year or so before. I don’t know what the money situation was but whenever I saw Brown play I thought he was a key player.
Nuggets could not offer Brown what Indy could. He would have stayed in Denver if the money was equal.
Denver at most could offer him less than $8 mill. He got more than double that in Indy.
Brown on the Pacers is going to be such a game-changer for that team. Indiana have a decent shot at taking the East this year, if you believe Haliburton is going to further improve his game, like I do. Haliburton nation is going to be out of control next season.
You should bet some money on Steph Curry getting 8 rings, and on the Pacers winning the East now that they have Bruce Brown.
If your predictions come true, you will be a very, very wealthy man.
Next man up. Braun steps into Brown’s spot, Watson steps into Braun’s spot.
Why should taxpayers be funding one penny of a new stadium for a team in arguably the wealthiest league in the country? These trans are all highly valued and could easily finance a stadium for their private for-profit business on their own, simply with a loan secured by the value of the team.
Can we stop subsidizing wealthy team owners and let government provide services for citizens who cannot afford them?
I wish you were correct. Seattle would like to provide answers about what happens without local taxpayers being gouged for a billionaire owner.
Taxes for an NBA arena?
Yeah… No.
Taxpayers should not pay for the venue millionaires use as their conduit for making money.
It’d be fine if the Taxpayer is an equally vested partner, but Bilionaire team owners, and the Billion dollar NBA brand, along with millionaire players need to pay for their own shop to sell their product if they are not asking for investors that would partake in profit sharing.
The days of people that make less than $10,000 a year paying for extravagances like this are over.
People that like basketball can volunteer their personal money if they are that dumb, but people shouldn’t be forced through taxes to pay for something the don’t like, utilize, support, or want.
If so, it sounds an awful lot like communism.
Poor people paying for the rich to live high on the hog.
Ha! At least if it were communism the profits would be going back to the people in some form…