HOLY KRISTAPS: All Things Porzingis | TRADED to WAS

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I think KP could be the focal point of a really good NBA offense.  BUUUT, if you can't be relied on to be on the court then a team would be stupid to design an offense that caters to your skill set. 

And I think it is unfair to ask Luka to go out of his way to constantly try and reintegrate KP in the offense when KP is unavailable or limited 40% of the time.

Why?  You do realize that any star you bring in is going to have to have Luka "go out of his way" to integrate that person into the offense.  If that person is a big man, it's going to have to be even MORE intentional.

Luka's a PG...that's a GIANT part of his job.  If he doesn't do integrate people, we'll need someone to...and if he's not doing it, part of that person's job will be to integrate him.

That's not a great statement the way it is expressed and it's not well thought out in the construction.  I'm guessing the biggest issue that you really mean is that KP isn't the person to waste energy integrating in here, because he's not the right guy for the Mavs...I get that, and that's valid, but this "we can't trouble Luka to constantly try to integrate people into the offense" crap has got to stop.  

And the bigger, more talented the star that people bring in, it's going to have to be more intentional to get him involved.  

And before everyone goes calling me a fan boy, I'm a pragmitist....I'm totally fine moving KP and it may be exactly what needs to happen.  It may be as much about how Luka plays, even more than KP.  Luka may not be able to integrate a big man who is meant to be a #2 star.  Luka's biggest help might be another playmaker ball handler star than a big man.  My biggest problem with moving KP has been his value is so low, we won't get much for him.  Which is one of the list of reasons that RC should have been more proactive in getting production from him, so he is actually an asset and not something we might have to attach an asset to so he can be moved.  It's also why we should have been troubling Luka to get him involved this year.

I don't think KP will ever be a productive onball defender and shot blocker like he used to be, unless this is still him getting over the injury/surgery in the off-season.  IN fact, I am highly concerned that he'll ever be right there again.  Maxi has totally declined in a year, and he wasn't injured like KP...or it could be mental from KP or whatever, but he can't do it now...clearly.