07-03-2025, 07:46 PM
(07-03-2025, 07:25 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I mean, is he more complacent each year, or is he just another year removed from the opportunity to play somewhere that matters? Is he that different of a player than he was in Denver, or do we just not notice him anymore because he's in Portland? He is way overpaid, and the experiment to see if he could elevate to become the kind of go-to-guy who can command that salary (and have it lead to winning) is officially a failure, but it's not his fault Portland believed he could do it, nor was it wrong for him to believe in himself (I don't think). Winning in the NBA is hard. I don't think failing equates to not trying.
It's a moot point because Dallas doesn't need him, and the contract will (and has, apparently) scared other teams away, but I think he's a player who can add quite a bit in the right situation. Oh, well.
You might be right. He's hard to read.