2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[KillerLeft]

Do we know that they felt the need HAD to be filled with a PG, or are they just looking to get ball handlers on the roster in any form?

I have no idea. 

But, I'd speculate that if a forward like Paul George (just an example) had been available they'd have been all about it. It's just that "lead guard" ball-handlers are less rare, and therefore it was more likely that they could find one, I think. 

But, it's a good question, because they haven't added a forward or big yet who can handle. Is it just that they're super hard to come by (they are) or is the system they run leading them towards always having the ball dominated by guards? I'm not sure, but either way, I think Dinwiddie and Luka both have uncommon size and physicality for guards, so I think both could qualify as "point forwards" in the right light. Play them between someone like Ntilikina (if only he could shoot) and DFS and boom - you can kind of see the Clippers if you squint hard enough. Luka and Diwniddie will probably never defend the way KL and PG do, but you get my point. 

To your point earlier, I do have a feeling CW can floor the ball and do some of the things we all wanted KP to do. I'm hopeful, at least. So, I think this trade gets them closer to what you're wanting to see, skills wise. It's really just up to CW (and Luka) to come in with the mindset of working together, I think.