07-31-2023, 01:30 AM
(07-30-2023, 11:51 PM)mvossman Wrote: I think there is a decent chance lack of motivation contributed to Capela's down year. It could also just be a down year. But if we are going to give Capela some benefit of the doubt, seems like we would do the same with Holmes, right? I realize we have to go back another year, but he had so many more reasons for his issues. From a serious eye injury to an ugly custody battle to Sabonis getting traded in front of him, to his team going away from P&R, to an ugly liable case with a writer who basically accused him beating his child to wasting away on the bench. I mean how many reasons can there be for a player to struggle.
That´s what it all comes down to is evaluation, but Dirk is also making a fair point in the other direction, that fans always seem to ignore the #1 elephant in the room: Why does the other team want to trade him, if he is so awesome? Happens every time.
Okay they want to pay and start Okongwu. Will Okongwu make less than Capela on his next contract? Unlikely. So it comes down to level of play. Right now he´s at 10/7 with 1.3 BPG at roughly 23 MPG. Obviously you bank on further improvement from a 22 year old. Capela is at 12/11 with 1.2 BPG in 27 MPG. I know basic stats analysis.
So is the only difference age? What are other factors to look at? Salary cap and roster configuration.
They are under the tax for this and next year. They have a PF/C rotation of Okongwu/Capela/Fernando/Gueye (rookie). Not exactly the Pacific Ocean regarding depth.