HOLY KRISTAPS: All Things Porzingis | TRADED to WAS

[ItsGoTime]

Here's a video I came across last year that does a decent job at pointing out some subtle things that make Gobert superior to Whiteside. IMO, the creator of this video could've substituted KP for Whiteside in this video and it would have been almost the same, exact watch. 

https://youtu.be/VbGnvk23odA

Now, to play devil's advocate with myself: My entire view is based on the feeling that most of the problems KP is having on the defensive end are physical. He IS an intelligent person/player, so...IF they're really just the result of him not fully having regained his health, or not fully feeling confident in his knees, or not having had enough practice/off-season time to fully understand what Dallas' system requires of him, then I CAN imagine that he'll figure those things out over time. In other words, if a high percentage of his troubles are MENTAL, then I would bet on the combo of KP and Carlisle to work through that successfully. They're both too smart not to get that done.

This has been my hope since seeing the negative side of KP. The issue is IF he gets that time due to injuries. We may NEVER see KP close to his ceiling due to that. The further he moves from his rookie contract, the more expectations are put on him to produce at or above his contract. 


I haven't called any GMs around the league to gauge his trade value to know if it is at an all-time low, but if there isn't a trade that nets us at least a youngish (no older than, say, Beal) bonafide second fiddle with him, then there is no reason to trade him IMO. Just hope that he can stay healthy and get to that point.