From what im hearing about Klay's defense last season is that while his POA defense has fallen off significantly, he's actually been quite solid defending bigger, slower wings.
I'm wondering whether the potential for Grimes getting back to what he was his second season in the league with the Knicks (he was so good, Knicks made him untouchable in a potential Donovan Mitchell trade), whether that opens up the possibility of moving Klay to the 4 with Grimes at the 3, and PJ off the bench. PJ is great, but that potential possibility opens up a few things. It brings a good POA defender into the starting unit, allows Klay to guard players he's more comfortable guarding, and it means you now 4 deep threats you can't sag off (maybe PJ works super hard on his shooting and gets back to his shooting efficiency he showed his second year in the league, but this is just going off his current form). Or Naji Marshall shows he can actually handle POA defense better than some think and he shows his shooting last season is real.
But it's something to think about as I think most people have PJ locked for the starter spot at the 4, but if his shooting doesn't get better, and Naji and/or Grimes really show out, the above scenarios taking place over the course of the season could really resolve numerous defensive and offensive gaps that people are currently questioning.
Also when are we likely to hear about what the final trades are in terms of what the Hornets are sending out for Green?
I'm wondering whether the potential for Grimes getting back to what he was his second season in the league with the Knicks (he was so good, Knicks made him untouchable in a potential Donovan Mitchell trade), whether that opens up the possibility of moving Klay to the 4 with Grimes at the 3, and PJ off the bench. PJ is great, but that potential possibility opens up a few things. It brings a good POA defender into the starting unit, allows Klay to guard players he's more comfortable guarding, and it means you now 4 deep threats you can't sag off (maybe PJ works super hard on his shooting and gets back to his shooting efficiency he showed his second year in the league, but this is just going off his current form). Or Naji Marshall shows he can actually handle POA defense better than some think and he shows his shooting last season is real.
But it's something to think about as I think most people have PJ locked for the starter spot at the 4, but if his shooting doesn't get better, and Naji and/or Grimes really show out, the above scenarios taking place over the course of the season could really resolve numerous defensive and offensive gaps that people are currently questioning.
Also when are we likely to hear about what the final trades are in terms of what the Hornets are sending out for Green?
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