2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[ItsGoTime]

I don't see KP/JC/Luka being good enough defensively to truly contend.  Both KP and JC need to play with someone to cover for their defensive limitations.  Neither does that for each other.  JC has Capella to cover him now, but that has been at the expense of someone else clogging the lane limiting his roll opportunities.  His points and rebounds are significantly down this year as a result, and his offensive production doesn't really scream max player (but that is what he will get).  He has similar fit issues as KP does.  He would probably be best off with somebody like Turner.

I'm not saying that I think KP/Maxi/Luka are good enough defensively to contend.  The evidence this year is not good, but I don't know how much that has been impacted by injuries and Covid.  If KP can't get his defensive game back to what it was last year, then we are going to need to move him as it will be near impossible to get any KP/Luka defense good enough to complete. 

This is why I greatly prefer the Holmes idea to Collins.  Interior defense is more important right now than adding more elite offense, regardless of whether we keep KP, and he is a better fit in both cases.  He also will be cheaper and not potentially cost assets to acquire.

If we can get Collins for Kleber and something else minor, then trade KP and Brunson for Turner and Brogdon (3rd team or not), that is the holy grail offseason. By that I mean sitting in a convent as a beacon of purity with a bunch of beautiful, undersexed nuns all while banging 2 coconut halves together!