12-03-2020, 01:24 AM
Here's my take... non-shooting centers are one of the least expensive players now days. It isn't that Gobert isn't good... its that he isn't 8x better than, say, WCS. Maxing a non-shooting/non-playmaking C is a very bad team building method in today's NBA. I am not saying to not pick up a rim-running defensive ace... just do it for the MLE rather than 30% of your cap and use the balance on perimeter players that can shoot and defend where the game is played at!
It will be interesting to see what conventional C's like Gobert and Drummond get in the open market this coming offseason. Even C's that could shoot a bit (like Ibaka) didn't get over MLE money.
It will be interesting to see what conventional C's like Gobert and Drummond get in the open market this coming offseason. Even C's that could shoot a bit (like Ibaka) didn't get over MLE money.