02-26-2021, 02:49 PM
(02-26-2021, 02:44 PM)cow Wrote: Even if he was playing well, you aren't recapturing those two future firsts. The question becomes do you continue to gamble and see if he can turn it around with the team or do you look for a healthier option that fits the team better. What we owe New York is spilled milk.
I couldn't agree more. Absolute, brutal truth. You either stand still, hoping, or you get busy fixing the roster.
The people who can't or won't wrap their heads around moving him are clinging to an idea that the Mavs can be or should be good SOON. They aren't good, and if waiting on KP to save them is the plan, I don't think they will be good in 4 years, even.
Instead of trying to use him to BUY something that fits the roster better while staying on this unrealistic timeline, my opinion is that they should SELL him for literally anything they can, be it young players (to whatever level he is worth) or picks (of whatever value he can bring). This idea that they'll only remove this absolute anchor from their roster if doing so nets Bradley Beal, LaVine or prime Michael Jordan is folly. Each day that passes makes the mistake bigger and the problem more glaring.