2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[ItsGoTime]

You might be right, but Stepback's point (and what I've been suggesting for months) is that regardless of who's right - regardless of just what KP's value is now, high or low, it's very likely to be lower a year from now. I think you probably disagree, but want to be clear.

There is no doubt in my mind that league wide opinion of him is at least slightly lower now than it was before this series started, for example. I don't claim to know what the Mavs will do about this situation, but my opinion is that literally every day that goes by means a lesser return in trade for Porzingis, with no lower limit...probably until he's in the last year of his contract and someone wants to get off of some other bad money.

Ya, I believe you think that cause you’ve said you think his injuries are catching up with him and this is who he is. I disagree with that pretty fully. Everything he’s done for the last 3 years is rehab. When they decided to keep him out after the trade so he could be fully ready for the next season, that is KP after working on his body and game. 

COVID hit and he had time to work on his body and game, he then became bubble KP. He got injured in the playoffs and came back a bit early after not being able to work much on his body and game. I think if he is not injured in these playoffs (holy crap that better not happen cause that throws value to where you guys are saying it is now), he comes back better than ever next season. 

I still hope that better than ever season is on another team, cause I hate the risk of having him to get a good seed then not getting him for the playoffs. Worse would be a Parsons/Hayward-like injury in the beginning of the season and being out for the season.

I’ve been at that spot for most of the season after seeing Luka and him not playing well together and realizing Luka hasn’t seen enough or had enough failure to work towards deferring to a guy that can score like KP can. Right now, in Luka’s development, he needs the team to be Luka and his merry men. No Robin to his Batman.

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I said all that, cause I’m with you on the trade KP train. I just disagree with the price for the ticket.