11-20-2020, 01:33 PM
(11-20-2020, 01:24 PM)HanspardsShowerVoice Wrote: 4/5s that do it all are basically a list of 1 ... AD. Then you've got to pick skillsets. We have a defensive specialist in Maxi. We got 7+ muscle in Boban. We even have a tall forward who can play 5 in small ball lineups for brief amounts of time in DoDo . What we don't have is a 4/5 who can dependably get you 15 a night and clear out the paint for Luka and be a high end PnR roller. The reality is that both KP and DPs careers are in jeopardy. Fans can be rosy and optimistic that everything is going to work out fine, front offices with title aspirations can't.
And this is the argument for Wood. I agree.
But, to be fair, KP is here on a max contract. So, unless you think Wood can A) be the best version of his potential and B) play a shit ton of minutes on the court WITH KP, then you probably don't want to pay his quote, even if you can.
Those are the questions. Is he worth the contract, or will he slack off once paid? Do the Mavs want their MAIN, default lineup to include two bigs, like the Powell/KP setup, or have they now settled on having a DFS/OPJ type out there as the 4, maybe with a Kleber/Tucker type off the bench being sufficient for the times they want to get a little bigger? It kind of depends on whether you're more scared of the Lakers or Clippers long term, imo, and ultimately, they need to construct their roster in a way that gives them the options of going EITHER way. I just don't know which way they want to go more often, and that's a big thing to know in terms of salary distribution.