04-30-2021, 01:47 PM
The bottom line on KP
Throw all speculation of any kind aside. This is the ONLY thing that matters when assessing the question of whether to keep KP or trade him: his fit with Luka on the court.
The Luka+KP net rating ranks the Mavs as 14th in the NBA.
The Luka rating without KP (+6.1) ranks the Mavs 3rd in the NBA.
So the bottom line is this:
Throw all speculation of any kind aside. This is the ONLY thing that matters when assessing the question of whether to keep KP or trade him: his fit with Luka on the court.
The Luka+KP net rating ranks the Mavs as 14th in the NBA.
The Luka rating without KP (+6.1) ranks the Mavs 3rd in the NBA.
So the bottom line is this:
- When Luka and KP have played together this year the Mavs have been a fringe playoff team or lottery team.
- When Luka has played without KP this year the Mavs have been an elite contender.