You make a great point about the impact of Gobert on defense.
Look, KP is going to play what 32-34 MPG? That means there are 14-16 minutes available to someone, when KP is on the bench.
Gobert is going to play what, 32-34 MPG?
So if Gobert plays while KP sits, you're talking about the two of them sharing the floor for only roughly 16-20 MPG.
Shifting to the Mavs current situation, if you think KP is going to share the floor with some combination of WCS, Powell or Kleber for 16 minutes -- basically 7-8 min to start the game and to open the 2nd half -- do you really think the defense is going to be worse by replacing those minutes with DPOY Rudy Gobert?!
Look, KP is going to play what 32-34 MPG? That means there are 14-16 minutes available to someone, when KP is on the bench.
Gobert is going to play what, 32-34 MPG?
So if Gobert plays while KP sits, you're talking about the two of them sharing the floor for only roughly 16-20 MPG.
Shifting to the Mavs current situation, if you think KP is going to share the floor with some combination of WCS, Powell or Kleber for 16 minutes -- basically 7-8 min to start the game and to open the 2nd half -- do you really think the defense is going to be worse by replacing those minutes with DPOY Rudy Gobert?!