02-26-2021, 11:58 AM
The trade was a no-brainer for Philly, they were desperate for 3PT shooting and Richardson's skillset was redundant with Philly's starters. But don't act like Seth is anything special, just an expendable 12 ppg scorer who happens to be surrounded with elite players and an elite coach who knows how to maximize the team. Beating up a mediocre Mavs roster doesn't mean anything, Philly fans are still calling for Seth to head to the bench where he belongs.
As for the Mavs, the trade made perfect sense. The Mavs played better on OFFENSE and DEFENSE when Seth Curry was off the court last season. The Mavs were desperate for defense. But the return has been abysmal; Richardson is not a lockdown guy and shoots 30% from three. He kills the offense when the ball is in his hands like Delon Wright last year. Richardson does not guard the opponent's best perimeter player most nights, it's DFS.
Richardson + Luka are a -2.5 net rating when playing together. Despite this, I do not believe the trade is why the Mavs are worse, there are bigger factors than that, but it certainly hasn't been a positive.
As for the Mavs, the trade made perfect sense. The Mavs played better on OFFENSE and DEFENSE when Seth Curry was off the court last season. The Mavs were desperate for defense. But the return has been abysmal; Richardson is not a lockdown guy and shoots 30% from three. He kills the offense when the ball is in his hands like Delon Wright last year. Richardson does not guard the opponent's best perimeter player most nights, it's DFS.
Richardson + Luka are a -2.5 net rating when playing together. Despite this, I do not believe the trade is why the Mavs are worse, there are bigger factors than that, but it certainly hasn't been a positive.