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

[sliver91]

Yes, but it's also true that it's hard to afford good perimeter defenders if you spend max money on a center.


I don't think Gobert is worse on perimeter defense than Embiid or certainly Jokic. But the difference with those guys is if you go small they're going to absolutely demolish you inside. Gobert, like KP, has no post-game, and thus they have no way to punish teams who go small.

And thats the reason getting better defens and rimprotection out of KP is only half the way. He needs to get a postgame thats above avarage, no matter if it is efficiant in todays game. If the best interier defender in the nba in gobert cant impact the game in the play offs against a 5 out offens KP cant either, no matter how well he moves on defense. The only way to beat 5 out is punish them with high efficancy on offense through your big. 40% to 45% 3-point precentage needs about 65% to 70% 2-point percentage.