03-24-2021, 07:35 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-24-2021, 08:24 AM by HanspardShowerVoice.)
(03-23-2021, 10:34 PM)Branduil Wrote: I simply don't see the point in adding a scorer to the front court to "complement" KP, if he's already upset about his touches. I think any trade for a frontcourt scorer should be thought of as a replacement for KP, regardless of if he's actually in the trade. IMO if the Mavs trade for Collins then KP is gone for sure by next year if he's not actually in the trade.
The obvious answer for me is that scoring points is good for winning basketball games (the Nets aren't 30-14 because of their phenomenal lockdown defense) and 4 is the easiest position for the Mavs to upgrade. DFS is one of the weakest starters on any Western Conference playoff contender and unlike other positions there are available good 4s on the trade block for sale. The "upgrade" from Fournier from THJ honestly doesn't move the needle (Similar offensive players, but Fournier is worse than THJ in defense by RAPTOR and other advanced metrics). The upgrade from DoDo to Gordon or Collins would be fairly substantial. I mean, DFS is shooting 27% on wide open 3s for the year. We talk about Gordon being not a good 3 point shooter, and it's really not a high point of his game, but Gordon is hitting 42% of his wide open 3s in comparison ... and Gordon doesn't have anything close to Luka feeding him as a ball distributor in his entire career.