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[Smitty]

You took some flack on the Max better than Klay comment, but I will say I would much rather see Max on the court right now.

@sixfivelando
Max Christie on the court, Klay off the court
+7.64 Net Rating
121.43 Offensive Rating
113.79 Defensive Rating

Klay Thompson on the court, Max off the court
-26.20 Net Rating
90.98 Offensive Rating
117.19 Defensive Rating



It's early in the season and the small sample size stuff is always wonky but it fits the eye test. Despite Klay being a huge negative, the starting lineup is still a net positive. The simplest solution is inserting a PG for Klay, right? Or maybe just inserting Max?  

As for Klay's game. Part of me thinks he's declined quite a bit and part of me wants to think he'd look a lot better playing alongside a real PG at all times. At least that's some copium for the offensive side of the ball. Defensively, he went from adequate to bad pretty quickly. 

Either way, I stand by my statement that Max is a better player than Klay at this point in their careers. Klay is a notoriously slow starter though, and I do think he will have stretches that will help this team win games.