02-21-2021, 02:25 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-21-2021, 02:32 AM by KillerLeft.)
(02-21-2021, 02:13 AM)ThisIStheYear Wrote: Wright’s been pretty good this year and was decent last year until the bubble. Fantasy stats don’t matter. In the real advanced metrics, he has a PER of 17 (very good), RAPTOR over +3 (better than any Mav except Luka), win shares/48 are 40% above average. The numbers look good on both sides of the floor. He’s not a star, but he maximizes his role and has done a great job. Johnson, on the other hand, has been so bad it’s terrifying to watch (and the stats are even worse). That trade has been a wipeout, at least until we can see what the Mavs turn Johnson’s expiring contract into.
Lol. I wasn’t meaning to use simple box score stats to make a case against him, just to demonstrate that I’ve been following him nightly and even watching him fairly regularly.
What I’ve seen from him, both last year here and this year in Detroit has been underwhelming, and the biggest confirmation of this is the quality of his team’s season, seeing as his role is that of main ball-handler. He’s probably the worst player in the league currently occupying that job, though it’s certainly not his fault he has been put in that position.
I do agree that he’s a better player than Johnson, but as even the most casual Mavs fan should know, that trade wasn’t about talent for talent - it was a financial/cap related move, as most deals are. I fail to see what possible point can be made through comparison. Please help me understand what you’re driving at there.