12-25-2024, 07:56 PM
(12-25-2024, 05:37 PM)mvossman Wrote: The Naji hate is strange. Grant was a starter and terrible after the first week or two. He went to the second unit and continued to suck. Naji has been good (even with the poor three point shooting) and is just a few games back from long illness. He is so far from Grant right now, and I’m not sure DJJ would be an upgrade.
I'm not a Naji hater. Far from it.
My rotation observations are about who he is (which is relevant to where he can be useful and effective) and not about his general value. I do think he's often a clunky fit, but fit is not set in stone. "He's not a PF" is an observation, that bears on why he isn't now (and is unlikely later) to fill needs at that position.
I value DJJ over him, but Mavs did too.
I wouldn't trade Naji just to get rid of him, but I think DJJ is a different skill set who offers more of what Mavs tend to need. There's also an easy trade fit on the Financials.
FWIW imo DFS would also be an upgrade over Naji, but including Naji in such a deal makes no sense because he's not part of an EASY salary match there, and thus totally gratuitous to such a trade.