12/16/2023 0 Comments Retrospect vs hindsight![]() We have been asset-poor since we were trying to slap together assets to give Dirk help. There are some teams with the asset capital to be able to afford to trade guys when their value is at their lowest, but I just don't think the Mavs are one of them. To me, it seemed like a knee-jerk reaction by the front office. Looking at the situation now, is there any team in the league that would take Dinwiddie and Bertans' contract over KP, if given the choice? I sincerely doubt it. A year after this sub thought KP's contract was an albatross, he is a few months from likely opting out of it and getting another big money long term deal. The Wizards are winning his minutes, and are about 5.3 points per 100 better with him on the court than off it. He's scoring efficiently, he's rebounding, he's defending the paint, he's knocking down threes, and he's contributing to winning. KP is only taking 15.4 attempts a game, which is lower than the 15.7 FGA he was averaging in Dallas. It's not even the jump Brunson's stats have gotten from high usage and lesser efficiency. He averaged 11.1 points in that series and was a complete no-show in multiple critical games (a 2 point performance in game 5 and a 4 point performance in game 3), while our key weakness was getting killed on the glass, which is an area where KP would have made a real difference.Įither way, KP has been great this season. I know people seem to think we wouldn't have made the WCF without Dinwiddie, but go look at his stats in that Suns series. ![]() I guess the front office opted for the Dinwiddie package because Dinwiddie had the potential to provide more immediate value, but, in hindsight, with Dinwiddie being traded again, the first might have been more valuable. For the record, that Raps pick was eventually traded to the Spurs, who used it to pick Malaki Branham, who looks pretty good so far, but also still on the board, at that point, was Walker Kessler, taken two spots later. So, while this sub thought KP was untradeable, at least one of the smartest basketball minds on the planet clearly disagreed and was willing to give real value for him. The Raps apparently offered a deal around Goran Dragic's contract and a first round pick, and if Masai Ujiri is sniffing around a player, it's usually a good idea to pay attention, because his record for player evaluation is kind of ridiculous. You can look at the Wiz and write them off as a bad franchise taking a risk, but the team he was almost traded to was the Raptors. ![]() This sub thought KP was untradeable, but if you go back to last year's trade deadline, it wasn't just the Wizards who were looking to acquire KP. I said it last year before the trade deadline: Don't trade guys at the low point of their value. It is pretty obvious that he was not right physically in those 2021 playoffs, and looked useless against a team he had been dominating the year before. The 2021 Clippers series is when the sub thoroughly turned against him, but watch how he was moving in that series vs how he is moving this year in Washington or in 2020 in the bubble. KP had stretches in 20 where he played really well, too, but also had recurring injury issues, and often looked like he wasn't moving right on the court. He dominated the Clippers when he was on the court, and our defence fell apart every time he sat. Go watch the first few games of the Clippers series in 2020. In KP's first season in Dallas, he was a 20/10 guy who was top 5 in the league in blocks. KP isn't at the MVP type level of those guys, but he is an all star level player when he is healthy, and is a unique archetype of player that teams want (rim protector who can shoot threes and get his own shot).Īs for KP never playing at a high level in Dallas, I see this said way too often, and feel like people saying it haven't been watching the Mavs for very long. Steph's 4/44 contract was considered a huge gamble because of his chronic ankle issues, the Raps won a title by betting on their medical staff keeping Kawhi healthy, AD stayed healthy for one playoff run and the Lakers won a title, etc. A lot of titles have been won by teams betting that talented guys with chronic health issues could turn it around and stay healthy long term. There are always NBA teams willing to take a bet on high ceiling players, and KP has always been that. This sub kept saying he was untradeable, but I think that was much more group-think than anything. Let's face it, we all thought we'd have to swallow his contract until its expiration. I mean, I know I will get downvoted for this, because it goes against the group-think on this sub, but I hated the deal last year, and hate it even more now, for the exact same reasons.įirst of all, KP was seen as untradable and never played at a high level consistently with us.
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