08-12-2021, 08:22 PM
(08-12-2021, 07:55 PM)TXBamanut Wrote: Yep, times a 100. It just amazes me to see people actually suggest with a straight face that to trade him for Davis Bertans and his lamb chops.
Or my personal favorite, "yeah, his offense is great, but his defense sucks, so let's trade him for Buddy "They don't pay me to play D" Hield and Marvin "which way did he go" Bagwell"... So we trade him for two guys who's defense on ANY YEAR is markedly worse than KP's worst year....
BOGGLES the mind. But overbiased hate can talk you into a lot of crazy things.
Can go in both directions. All of us are biased in some way or the other. Rose colored glasses are a thing. Especially on a Mavs fan board.
The point about trading KP for lesser players or even a salary dump was not only about the on court performance. Injury concerns and the contract situation played a role as well. A trade for Bertans or Hield would have created another 10-20m salary slot.
With the Mavs operating over the cap that´s not an option anymore. Now any potential KP trade needs to bring back a package that upgrades the rotation. Just talking about roster construction the perfect time to trade KP was prior to free agency. Mavs did not do it. Maybe they want to give it another try with a new coach. Maybe they didn´t receive any acceptable offers.