Ayton being lazy with a low motor and sporadic "whenever he feels like it" motivation is only a part of the issue. The big part, and IMO a big part of what makes certain players with gaudy stats be total empty calorie type players, is that they want to do more than what they are required to do within a teams system. Ayton fits pretty comfortably into this category, and it actually hurts teams IMO despite the stats looking nice. Ayton is someone who you would rather score 13-14 points a night and focus on defense. Instead he focuses on his offense, and when he can't get the shots and type of shots he wants, his already lacking motivation drops off the scale completely. And the defense is an afterthought. His mentality and fit within a team structure is poor, he's an empty calories player and therefore I'm def glad we didn't get him. He's basically a more physically talented Christian Wood without the stretch ability. Kyle Kuzma is also this guy (on top of actually being a volume poor efficiency chucker).
Also I do not think we need another big. It's already been commented on that this team made a WCF, not only without a particularly good big, but with terrible rebounding. I will maintain that perimeter defense in todays game is far more important than both paint defense and rebounding. If we can secure the perimeter defense, both in the starting lineup and on the bench unit, I think we will be fine defensively without a high caliber defensive big. What we have will work. Give me all the FA and trade options for defensive wings, cause that's what I'd prefer to see (though Im not gonna be mad if they can pull off a move for a defensive focused big that isn't too costly, and doesn't need 20 shots a game to feel valued).
Also I do not think we need another big. It's already been commented on that this team made a WCF, not only without a particularly good big, but with terrible rebounding. I will maintain that perimeter defense in todays game is far more important than both paint defense and rebounding. If we can secure the perimeter defense, both in the starting lineup and on the bench unit, I think we will be fine defensively without a high caliber defensive big. What we have will work. Give me all the FA and trade options for defensive wings, cause that's what I'd prefer to see (though Im not gonna be mad if they can pull off a move for a defensive focused big that isn't too costly, and doesn't need 20 shots a game to feel valued).
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