12-16-2019, 06:53 PM
My main concerns with KP coming into the year were his knee and his maturity/attitude. Honestly he seemed a little douchy and possibly rapey and there were stories out of NY that tried to paint him as a primadonna, so I was worried he wouldn't like playing second fiddle to Luka and would sulk about the offense not running through him. He has wildly exceeded my expectations in terms of saying all of the right things to the media, effort on defense and rebounding, and body language when things aren't going his way. He also appears to have great mobility and no lingering effects on his athleticism from the injury. I'm more impressed with what he's doing to integrate himself into the team and play winning basketball than I was with anything he did in New York.