02-14-2022, 09:16 PM
(02-14-2022, 08:32 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: I wanted to trade him for Wiggins when people still thought that he was a bust on a terrible contract so I was definitely really low on him. Clearly had him in the negative value category but...no I didn´t expect it to be as bad.
Difference is that for me this is just slightly below my expectations. Looking at some of the trade proposals it seems like many posters expected a near allstar package or thought that KP and minor assets could land the Mavs a star player. Easy to understand why they think the trade was a disaster if that was the starting point. We aren´t even close to Siakam, Turner, Sabonis or Ben Simmons value. Aren´t even close to neutral value.
What now? I guess we can continue to complain or deny that his value was as bad as the trade suggests but that won´t change a thing. Looking at the reports the Mavs tried to find other trades. There just wasn´t any interest.
If we can accept that the trade isn´t looking as terrible. Just two teams exchanging bad salary. Hoping that a new situation can help the involved players.
I guess the big difference is our assessment of the package we got. Something like a Wiggins, or McCollum or even Tobias Harris would have been reasonable. Overpriced good players who would fit on this team. Instead we got Bertans who is one of the worst contracts in the NBA, and has been worse than a vet min on the court this year, and Dinwiddie who I have huge fit concerns with, especially with regards to his impact on Brunson. Killer made a comment that KP made Luka worse on the court. I feel like SD is going to have the same impact on Brunson.