2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[StrandedOnBeauboisHill]

Maybe Holmes can, but if so, I haven't seen any indication of it recently. 

Holmes' entire reputation has been built around being an elite roll man.  I'm with you on Powell and not going to take anything away for what he does for this offense and Luka and while what I've seen from Holmes' rolling is much more finding spots in the paint for a ball handler to find him as opposed to creating a lane for for the ball handler, I think there's a pretty fine line between those two objectives when things are free flowing.  The Haliburton/Holmes PnR was a very effective weapon for the Kings while it was still a thing.

While most of what I get to see of Holmes defensively is against the Mavs, I've watched him hold his own switched on Luka more than a handful of times and that was honestly when I really started wanting him on this roster.  The concerns about playing for a franchise like the Kings for that long are valid but when you watch him play, motor surely doesn't seem to be an issue.

Again, for me additions that we would make are about adding to Maxi/Powell in terms of their specific skillsets as opposed to simply upgrading them.