02-14-2020, 02:04 PM
(02-14-2020, 01:57 PM)Fuerza1 Wrote:(02-13-2020, 10:49 PM)DanSchwartzman Wrote: "With Dwight Powell’s Achilles rupture in January, Porzingis is now turning into more of a pick-and-roll screen setter than he was used before his injury. Before Powell’s injury, he was setting about 15 picks per 36 minutes for Doncic while Porzingis was down around seven per 36 minutes, according to Second Spectrum data. Since then, Porzingis has actually topped Powell’s peak: He’s setting about 16 picks for Doncic per 36 minutes, while Maxi Kleber has gone from about eight per 36 minutes to 14. (Before Powell’s injury, Kleber was actually setting more picks per 36 minutes for Doncic than even Porzingis.)"
So how do we get rid of Powell?
I'm not sure you do. No decision needs to be made until Summer of 21 at the earliest. You can see what you have post-injury in the 20/21 season. Who's to say he can't still be an effective bench contributor (like the two seasons prior to this one). If you get to July 21 and IF he's not worth keeping and IF his salary interferes with something you wish to do, you stretch waive him for a little over $4m per year. No need to hurry the process.