02-05-2023, 11:44 PM
(02-05-2023, 11:36 PM)Branduil Wrote: I don't really get why you'd want to immediately trade an 18/8 guy for pennies when you just decided to go all in and there's 0% chance of you getting a better frontcourt player but then I have a lot less experience with running NBA franchises into the grave than Cuban
Well, as trumped up and exaggerated as I have always felt the "Wood can't defend" complaints are, I think we'd all agree that he's more offense than defense, yeah?
In theory, this entire team is now a vehicle for Luka and Kyrie to take turns creating out of iso. Some won't like that - I don't love it - but offense, in theory, is covered now. The immediate problem is absolutely defense. Wood, while not the BAD defender some claim, is certainly not a GREAT defender.
Plus, assuming, as they must be, that they're about to pay through the nose for Irving, the idea of giving wood a big 4-year deal probably isn't all that enticing.