(06-06-2021, 10:04 PM)cjeter24 Wrote: They are crappy 1sts and they have a ton of them. And they get out from under some bad contracts as well.
KP is immediately their 3rd best player. If I'm in a spot to trade some likely late firsts when I have a bunch of them for a guy who gives you an efficient 20 ppg as my 3rd best guy? I'm all over that deal.
Look at it from this angle... How many teams do you think trade any 1st for KP? Any team that has one and can take on his contract with salary matching is my answer. An extra bad 1st is the "clincher". That's exactly how Portland got Covington.
If they retain Lonzo, KP is their 4th best player, that will only play around 65% of their games and is on a max contract. Was he even our 4th best player in the playoffs? We've completely submarined his value.
I'm just preparing myself for Wiggins in a Mavericks jersey.