06-30-2021, 03:52 PM
(06-30-2021, 03:17 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Why? Negative DBPM in the last three seasons. Negative defensive on/off every single year except for the the last few month after the Blazers trade. Maybe Powell is marginally better but overall he has been one of the weaker defenders on a really good defensive team for most of his career. Certainly not the point of attack defender. That has been Anunoby´s, Van Vleet´s and Siakam´s role on the Raptors. Covington´s role on the Blazers.
I think both are similar players on both ends. Volume scoring/shooting on above average efficiency without any playmaking for others. Powell has a slight advantage when it comes to scoring efficiency (TS,FTAr,shooting splits) but THJs lower turnover makes up for it.
I'm not a fan of box score stats for defense. His DRPM has been positive the last couple of years (where THJ has been bad). It would make sense that his on/off would struggle on the Raptors as those are elite defenders he is compared to.
Covington takes on the point guard? Given Dame and CJ size, that would have Powell guarding power forwards.
I should probably clarify my position. I have little interest in running it back with simply an upgrade on THJ to Powell. Powell interests me in the scenario where KP is traded for offensive creator. In most of those scenarios that individual is not a great defender (CJ, Hayward, DeRozan). We would have mid to upper 30's in cap space to fill out two starters. One has to be a center and the other ideally is a 3&D wing. If we assume 15-20 for the center (Holmes, trade for Adams or Nurkic) then we have roughly 20 left for that 3&D wing. Ball would be the ideal fit, but a good chance we can't get him. My second choice would probably be Powell. I like him better than THJ or Fournier as I think he is more suited to taking on quick guards.