07-04-2020, 10:49 AM
(07-03-2020, 05:59 PM)Mavs2019 Wrote: Luka / Oladipo / JJB
THJ / Curry / Lee
DFS / Jackson /MKG
Kleber / Saric / Reed
Porzingis / Powell / Boban
50/50 whether our second unit could make the play-offs in the East.
I really like this idea. I mean on paper Oladipo is one of the best 3rd stars we could add to a core of Luka and KP.
But, Oladipo looked like a shell of his former self returning this year. 13.8ppg/3/3/ on 39.1%/30.4%/78%
Really ugly numbers. And he looked like he lost more than a step. Now I'm sure he could be just working into game rhythm, but what if that's just Oladipo now? 14ppg on 40% shooting and an above average wing defender? He'd kinda be like Wes Matthews without the range. We're risking Wright Brunson and the 18th pick on Dipo returning to form. And a patellar tear is one of the more serious injuries a player can have. Andre Roberson tore his in 2017-2018 season and he hasn't returned to the court since. There are whispers that he "might" come back for the 2020-2021 season. Almost 4 years and the Thunder aren't 100% confident that he can even return.
As injuries go, a patellar tear is just as on par as an achilles injury in terms of career altering/ending. And I'm not sure if risking Brunson, Wright, and the 18th pick on the hopes that Oladipo can be anything more than 14ppg on 40% shooting with no range is worth it. Especially if Dipo is trying to secure that bag.
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