06-20-2023, 05:02 PM
(06-20-2023, 04:48 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I’m typing the following statement with a straight face, and stand behind it: THJ is a better player than Ayton. Mavs lose that trade.Ayton is the perfect trade target, because he has been the latest young talent that has been put in the gutter by a mass media assault.
Other recent examples include Wiggins, Randle, Markkanen or Lavine. Ayton is lazy. Ayton disappears in big games. Blah Blah Blah. He was a 16/12 NBA finals center in his rookie season. Lauri Markkanen was also a 19/9 PF/C in his 2nd season, then his performance started to tail off a bit and he was made the scapegoat for the Bulls decline. Ayton is 24 years old. He´s a good player with upside. He´s friends with Luka. He is certainly better than any center we had in the last decade and if he is available for as little as THJ/Bullock/McGee it would be foolish to not acquire him.