12-17-2021, 03:10 PM
Trying to pull all this together:
KP needs to have better results to (supposedly) - 1) validate the salary cap investment and 2) improve team effectiveness while 3) increasing trade value potential.
Getting KP productive means elevation to #2 status behind Luka and all the deference that goes with that.
While KP seems to be having a better year, about the same offensively and better(?) defensively, it feels like it's coming at the expense of other contributors.
Overall team performance is about equivalent with last year in W/L, better defense but sorry offense.
So the question becomes when does KP's performance validate a big in-season trade by a contender or near-contender and how much value can the new MBT extract from the deal?
KP needs to have better results to (supposedly) - 1) validate the salary cap investment and 2) improve team effectiveness while 3) increasing trade value potential.
Getting KP productive means elevation to #2 status behind Luka and all the deference that goes with that.
While KP seems to be having a better year, about the same offensively and better(?) defensively, it feels like it's coming at the expense of other contributors.
Overall team performance is about equivalent with last year in W/L, better defense but sorry offense.
So the question becomes when does KP's performance validate a big in-season trade by a contender or near-contender and how much value can the new MBT extract from the deal?