08-07-2021, 09:38 PM
(08-07-2021, 08:29 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: He already looked a lot better on defense in his 2nd season with the Mavs. At least on the ball. If I am not completly wrong he even had a game winning block in the last few seconds of a game. Shooting percentages were improving as well. I wasn´t as high on DSJ but he really screwed himself. It´s not like he wasn´t improving in Dallas. Just couldn´t handle the lesser role next to Luka.Going to NY is the highest media-pressure in the league, especially compared to Dallas where no one cares about anything except the Cowboys. He was also THE centerpiece of the KP trade, at least until Knicks fans started claiming Julius Randle was part of the trade.
Cannot really explain what happened afterwards. He had some bad luck with injuries but that´s not enough to explain why he declined so badly.