07-23-2021, 07:02 PM
(07-23-2021, 02:12 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: I'm still pretty solidly in the "trade KP now" camp for two reasons:
1) we don't have a high enough talent quotient right now to survive another (and probably near-career-ending, and certainly career-tanking) major KP injury and have him become an outright untradeable $30M anchor. Let some other franchise with more flexibility take that risk.
2) if JC is our prime target, then you need to get a center who fits with him, which isn't KP. Holmes, another one of our major targets, doesn't fit either.
If JC stays in Atlanta or goes to the Spurs, then of course #2 is moot.
#1... I don't think there's any sort of injury that kills his entire career at his age. Probably a bit dramatic there ha
Secondly, he'll only have 2 years after this year. We'll have our 1st. I think that pick and another asset would be enough to dump him even with an injury. Worst case you hang onto him thru 2022-2023 season and then trade him as an expiring that summer. And that's like the worst case possible scenario if he has some huge injury like achilles that makes him really hard to trade.
#2... I'm not sure what fits with Collins. Honestly I'm not sure what center really works defensively in today's NBA. It seems like they all get attacked aggressively on defense these days. The true unicorn is the defensive center who can guard the perimeter, not get destroyed on the boards, and isn't a killer offensively.