2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[hakeemfaan]

I think there is probably another reason why KP got traded.   Some injuries are clearly ones players cant play through, if there is a torn ACL they are done.  However star players take a beating and play though pain.  Clearly Luka plays through a lot of pain, he takes a beating.  KP on the other hand is very protective of his body and is afraid to get a bigger injury so he is currently sitting out a 2nd or 3rd week with a bone bruise.  I think KP sitting out minor stuff is what pissed the team off, especially Luka.  How come he has to play through a bad back and KP gets to relax and collect 30MM+ each season.

Not sure if this is true or if Cuban is lying. Cuban said multiple times that KP would have played if the games were more meaningful. 

Let’s say Cuban was honest. It still means the team had to pick and choose what games a 25 year old could play so that he might be able to play a longer stretch in the playoffs. You can’t build around a fragile player like that.  That’s why I was ready to move on from him as well.  My only disagreements with some others are that I still believe he is much more talented than what some are giving him credit for ( talent that can’t be easily replaced) and the fact that we should have held out for a FRP from an even more desperate team than us.