(07-11-2022, 11:15 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: Couldn’t agree more. I think in the ways that MATTER, McGee might be a step down from Powell. I still like what Powell brings to the table (I admit he wasn’t very good in the playoffs).
When they added Wood, I thought ”cool, now Powell is the 3rd guy - he’ll be an asset in that role.”
Making center a TPE problem, at that point, was a big mistake.
I think rebounds and rim protection are ways that matter, and McGee's rebounding (TRB% typically ~19% vs DP's 13%) and blocks (BLK% ~7% vs DP's ~2%) lead me to believe that he's going to be a big improvement in those two areas. Will he be rendered irrelevant in some playoff matchups? Probably, but DP can be as well.