2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[F Gump]

Thanks for the response.

The above part is where I am personally not feeling very clear. I don't think MK has been a MLE level player this year. He is so up and down and inconsistent. Sometimes he is an All-NBA level defender....sometimes a liability. Sometimes he is a floor spacer....sometimes his man never guards him and things get clogged up. 

Keeping him and his salary MIGHT be the smart thing to do. But me personally? I don't think he is a $9M player.

I think your expectations for what you get with MLE is amiss. Playing all-league defense, and being a big who is consistent 40% from the arc, is the standard that he doesn't always meet. No argument. But the C/PF that can do that consistently won't be on the MLE shelf - aren't you paying double the MLE (or more) to get an elite two-way big 3-and-D guy?

But it's not even about the MLE. If you waive Maxi as you propose, you get nothing in return, so do you think you can replace him with someone BETTER (and available this summer) for the minimum? I think you can get someone, but someone who will be even less consistent and have lower upside.