08-05-2026, 11:42 AM
(08-05-2026, 10:05 AM)mvossman Wrote: Agree with pretty much all of this. I think there is a reason we have heard rumors of Gafford and PJ on the trading block and nothing on Kyrie or Naji. I'm not worried that Masai is going to get a bad return for PJ. If anything, his history indicates he has a tendency to set the price too high and wait too long to sell. I'm on the fence whether PJ is likely to rehabilitate his value this coming season. As it stands (assuming Klay is gone) there will be a roster crunch and given the need for shooting and creation, he might find his minutes getting cut.
I like PJ a lot and he has the talent to carve out as many minutes as he wants. I was really disappointed in him last year. From the outside looking in, he showed up disinterested and seemed to be in a funk all season which had little to do with the the sad state of point guard play on the team and more to do with effort. Personal life is rough some times and the state of his on court life surely took a hit with all the changes, but he's been in the league long enough to be a pro and has a contract that should demand that level of pride.