EXTENSION: Gobert signs 5yr/$205M w/ UTA | DAL "significant interest" if available

[Dundalis]

It is crazy to me that adding an ALL NBA player who does not occupy/crowd the same space on offense as the Mavs two best players, is an elite screen/roller (which is needed), and is an elite defender and rim protector is somehow "painful."

Two bigs playing starter minutes that cannot defend in space well is NOT good for your defense in todays NBA (which applies to both Gobert and KP). Doesn't matter how good interior defenders they are. It will get exploited to absolute hell in the playoffs. It overrides any of the positives you just stated. Ideally you don't want any players that can't defend adequately in space (which is why a big like Bam are so valuable, and why IMO Maxi should be our starting big in KP's absence and is also our one big potentially suited to play a large amount of minutes with KP while maintaining defensive flexibility), but one stay at home big max is what you should be aiming for if they are an elite rim protector. Not really sure how this isn't obvious. The only way Gobert makes sense is if you trade KP.