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[Ghost of Podkolzin]

That my friend is where you and I differ. Klay wasn't brought in to replace DJJ. Naji Marshall was. Naji is a better defender than DJJ. He is an enforcer that is a great POA defender as well as help defender. Grimes was brought in to replace Josh Green. Grimes was used by the Knicks to always guard the opponents best player.

On a scale of 0-100 I would consider Klay an 80 right now. He was brought in to replace Hardaway Jr. THJ was about a 40 on defense. That is a massive upgrade. Combine that with Klay being one of the best shooters of all time and it's an even larger upgrade.

Grimes and Naji are both lock down defenders. They are better on offense and defense than the two guys they are replacing. I even mentioned right after the finals that I was interested in seeing Naji brought in. Naji is also 6'7" to DJJ being 6'5". Naji is a playmaker and a good shooter.

I said it before FA started.  Naji is better than DJJ.  I love all that DJJ did for us and would have loved to kept him with Naji, but you are correct on all points here.

We now need a Maxi replacement.  I'd love Nance Jr.  Maxi and a SRP?