01-05-2024, 06:33 PM
(01-05-2024, 03:45 PM)surfpuckmd Wrote: I'm assuming that Luka asked that Porzingis be traded. That's where I would assume some blame on Luka. I think Rick deserves some blame as well for trying to use Porzingis as a decoy and having him just stand in the corner on offense too often. I agree that the iso and post-ups didn't work well. I have no doubt that Porzingis is a big reason why Porzingis didn't work out in Dallas.
My biggest issue with the dynamic though is just how little we acquired when we traded him out. The logic Cuban provided was that it was better for us to split the salary into two separate players. That is the stupidest explanation ever provided for one of the stupidest trades in history. If that was all Porzingis was worth, then we simply should have kept him and tried to rehab him.
It's difficult to acquire talented players in the NBA. Sending off Porzingis for less than nothing and letting Brunson walk were both really powerful examples of organizational failure.
We're so dependent on two minimum salary players this season because of the Porzingis and Brunson catastrophes.
I agree with a lot of this. I wonder if Rick used KP as a decoy because he refused to set picks for P&R and P&P where he would be most useful?
Has there been any hint that Luka actually asked them to get rid of KP? I see that as a possibility, but I don't think its definite and I don't believe there has even been a rumor to that effect? I have a hard time blaming Luka for something I don't know that he did.
I hated that trade as well, but I don't think it was nearly as bad as letting Brunson walk.