2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[dirkfansince1998]

To me the trade to make is Warriors Wiseman, Oubre + filler for KP which may or may not include the Minny pick depending on who is more desperate to make a deal.

Mavs aren't going to win a title this year. Neither are the Warriors but I think they would do a Wisemen for KP deal in a heartbeat bc he fits their system and championship window. KP would slide into the Durant spot that they had a few years ago and altho KP is less talented he also fits their flow offense better than Durant did. Durant does a lot of iso and very effectively but the Warriors basically had to change their offense to make it work.

Warriors would resume their 4 star lineup with Curry, Klay, Draymond, KP in 2022.

For Mavs I don't think Wiseman is a step back because he fits better and you are also getting Oubre who is a good player + more importantly a lot of cap space. The cap space this offseason would help you grab another player or two.

I just think Wiseman is a much better fit for this team going forward and lets you spend money on other positions.

That just shows how far off we are when it comes to KPs value. Most Warriors fans don´t want to trade Wiggins straight up for KP. Wiggins is on a horrible contract as well but he improved as a defender and rarely misses games. Wiggins missed one game in his first four seasons. 19 over his entire career. Oubres contract is a lot better but he probably is the worst player among the three mentioned guys.
Healthy KP is obviously a way better player and we can hope that GMs have a higher opinion than the fans but I do think that the 2nd pick in the draft has more value than KP right now. Even more important. The Warriors play a switch heavy defense. Not sure how that is going to work with KP.
Personally I would do it without thinking twice but I am probably higher on Wiseman than most guys. People tend to forget that he is among the youngest players in the draft class and never played any college games. No suprise that he isn´t having a positive net impact in his first season. But he has nearly unlimited potential. Make no mistake. He would have been the undisputed first pick without the ban.