TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[KillerLeft]

Lavine is basically the best possible version of the THJ archetype. Knowing how THJ performs next to Luka I think the offensive fit would be great. But it wouldn´t really address the defensive flaws. Would require additional moves to retool around both.

I think this is fair, but would add this:

To me, the one area in which Kidd has earned any credit is his ability to get these guys at least pretending to focus on team defense. You could even make an argument they're doing more than pretending. 

I'd submit that LaVine HERE, with reduced on-ball responsibilities, might actually improve the team defense a bit simply by being big and athletic. And I'm typing that with a straight face. Could be wrong, but I'm much more worried about his knee than I am about his defense.