09-10-2020, 12:49 PM
Great post, KL. Thank you for taking the time.
Grant and Holiday wouldn't be change for change sake, it would be a grand slam, and there's probably no way to make it happen.
I'm with IGT's post above that the Mavs simply need more defense in the starting lineup - specifically, more than they had when THJ and either Powell or Curry were starting.
I'm doubling down on the "get something other than THJ" position. If you're just going to let him walk in '21 anyway, I would speculate that 2020-21 is actually the one year you can least afford to have him here. Many people pointed out how locked in and significantly improved Luka was on defense in the latter half of the Clipps series. Given how rapidly the man levels up (I swear his career arc is like a video game sometimes), I wouldn't be surprised if he's a plus defender by 2021-22. But then it's this year that THJ as a starter would hurt next to Luka.
Grant and Holiday wouldn't be change for change sake, it would be a grand slam, and there's probably no way to make it happen.
I'm with IGT's post above that the Mavs simply need more defense in the starting lineup - specifically, more than they had when THJ and either Powell or Curry were starting.
I'm doubling down on the "get something other than THJ" position. If you're just going to let him walk in '21 anyway, I would speculate that 2020-21 is actually the one year you can least afford to have him here. Many people pointed out how locked in and significantly improved Luka was on defense in the latter half of the Clipps series. Given how rapidly the man levels up (I swear his career arc is like a video game sometimes), I wouldn't be surprised if he's a plus defender by 2021-22. But then it's this year that THJ as a starter would hurt next to Luka.