01-09-2024, 09:40 AM
(01-09-2024, 09:11 AM)surfpuckmd Wrote: He doesn't fit this roster thoough. He is a poor 3-point shooter. In fact, he's shooting less than 30% from 3 this season. That's really bad. Would he shoot better playing off Luka? Probably. However, that's still a weakness. It doesn't matter that he was once decent 3-point shooter. He is now a poor shooter from distance.
I know that talk of shooting for the Mavericks, a team who can usually score and not defend, invites eye rolls, AND I think I'm in favor of adding Siakam overall, but the above is definitely worth pausing and thinking about.
For one thing, I highly doubt Siakam can spend much time on the court with DJJ, and I honestly don't like the chances of those two, along with Lively, giving enough space for Luka/Kyrie to do their thing. Heck, Green, Exum, Williams...none of those guys really shoots well enough to offset any TWO of the first group I mentioned.
I'll say it again, and nobody will listen, but I'm right: If they trade Hardaway for a non-shooter, they'll have to find a role for Curry/Hardy. They'll have to do that whether they want to or not.
Overall, I think I try to get Siakam, but I'd try to go the Williams/Holmes route for salary matching, not the Hardaway route.