(02-14-2022, 03:30 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Not sure I agree.
I think Bertans is negative, for sure. THJ's and Dinwiddie's are probably slightly negative right now, due to injury and recovering from injury status.
I think everyone on this roster with the exception of Bertans is very movable this summer. Very. In time, maybe Bertans might be, too.
Plus, there will be no more wasting everyone's time and effort getting KP the ball in "his spots." What's possible on court is even more development from the guys who were already here, most notably Luka/Brunson. I honestly believe having KP out there getting those touches had a negative impact on Luka's season.
Movable does not mean asset. What are our assets? How are we going to improve the talent level on this team, which just got significantly lower after that trade regardless of fit?
The KP thing was annoying, but clearly an effort to jack up his trade value. That failed epically. If we don't trade him we are no longer catering to him. Don't know if that means we get last years KP, but I would honestly rather have that than the two contracts we just got.
KP may have had some negative impact on Luka (I would argue it was more his being out of shape than anything else). I think there is a significant danger that Dinwiddie is going to have a negative impact on Luka, or even more likely Brunson.
(02-14-2022, 04:02 PM)Omega_Supreme Wrote: Am I the only person excited about replacing KP with a player that was a borderline all star guard and a top 10 shooter in the league that happens to be a stretch 4?
To be honest I expected much less and the only thing I am worried about is not having a legit big on the team.
I hate how small we are, it really worries me but that is it for me.
I think you may want to brace yourself for some wild disappointment.