(02-25-2022, 01:28 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: The Barnes part of this certainly adds some O, but at the cost of Maxi's D. The good news is we get to see all of this in a playoff series (or four) and will have a better idea what we really need. Given the guard-dominant way we play offense, is someone like Barnes actually going to get the touches needed to contribute much offense?I don't think of Barnes as a slouch on D, but there is a drop off (esp in rim protection) from MK to him. Wonder how well he'd play team D with Kidd's tutelage and already having familiarity with the guys.
As far as O, I think the more guys that can create offense, the better all of them stay fresh. If you look at the LaCs, they have so many creators on that team, and creation in different ways. Barnes is certainly not at the level of PG or anything, but I think he is about on par talent level of a younger Batum who we were wanting the older version last offseason.
I wouldn't have much of an issue with adding assets for Barnes (being the best player in the trade), if we knew he wanted to stay here (and he proved he was a good fit, but that is after the fact so...). If his resign status is up in the air, it's not worth the extra assets to me. A LOT of the this depends on what Sac thinks of THJ's value, for any trade to happen. I mean, we saw that Nico was shopping him and not getting anything he thought was enough value. That begs the question, does Nico value him too much, or does the rest of the league not value him enough?