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[KillerLeft]

Concerns about the KP/Sabonis fit on defense are fair and valid.

Offensively, too, tbh. 

What did KP hate about the past couple of seasons? Being only a floor spacer. 

What is Turner talking about being annoyed with now? Being only a floor spacer. 

It's not a "Carlisle thing" in either case. For the Mavs, the point was to create space/lanes for Luka. Since this approach has stopped, everyone is suddenly disappointed in Luka's play, to some extent or another. It's possible there are other factors at play with that, but transitioning to a more KP-friendly system is unquestionably involved. For the Pacers, Sabonis is GREAT in the post. Turner has to space for him, obviously. I'm sure Turner would love to run some pick and roll (like pre-injury Powell) but there's Sabonis, in the paint. 

KP wants the ball more, not less. Sabonis wants the ball more, not less. One of them would be asked to do something they absolutely hate, offensively (probably Porzingis). They both want to play the same, exact role within the offense. 

Adding Sabonis (or Turner, for that matter) to KP would be adopting the same issues that have held the Pacers back for years, imo. 

Now, replacing KP with either of them is something that could be interesting to think about.