06-19-2021, 08:51 AM
(06-19-2021, 01:34 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: The problem with all these mocked trades from other teams is that they're looking to snag KP for nothing. They think for whatever reason the Mavs would rather take air than retain KP, which I don't believe is the Mavs mindset at all. This basically nullifies any of these "KP for 2 mediocre role players and a pick" trades that are totally one-sided.
Going to wait and see who is the new GM because anyone but Luka is available now, though I do think it's extremely likely the Mavs hope KP has a resurgence year and just retains him.
Ya we don't know what the new GM will think. I feel like the fate of the franchise hinges on them making the right decision with KP. Should they give him a little more time to at least recoup some value? If he returns to 2019 KP then he has quite a bit of value. If he comes back and looks the same as he did this year its a problem because teams will lose faith that he will ever return to form. So its a gamble. I could see him not even being tradable until teams see what he looks like to begin next season.
If you remember Oladipo wasn't tradable until he came back and looked great. Pacers cashed in and Dipo ended up getting hurt much later on. At this point his career is very much in doubt but no team is on the hook for big money. The danger with KP is that huge contract.
I have been reading a lot of these blogs/fan sites and comments and while there is some pro-KP sentiment it is outweighed pretty heavily by negative reaction. I was reading a lot of the comments on a Wiz/KP blog and I was surprised how plugged in many of the commentors were to KP's exact situation. Certainly his play against the Clippers really tanked his value.
Now fans are not GMs I just think its interesting in terms of seeing how other fan bases view players just to stick your finger in the wind. I have been shocked to see how little love there is for KP. out there.
This takes me back to my original point which is there is so much riding on this KP decision, assuming there are a couple teams willing to offer you "dump" packages. Should you cut your losses or hold on a bit longer? That is the 100 million dollar question.