(02-08-2024, 07:11 PM)surfpuckmd Wrote: I hate the PJ Washington trade. I think PJ Washington looked like a good player with a bright future a few years ago. He has since lost his ability to hit the 3 and no longer tries on defense. He's bigger than Grant Williams. He has long arms. I can't say a lot of other nice things about him. He's below average on offense and defense. I hate this particular trade. Maybe he'll be rejuvenated on a better team. Maybe he'll decide to try on defense. We might luck out.
We were swindled by the Hornets. Top-2 protection is worse than any scenario I thought was actually possible. I thought lottery-protection was the worst possible outcome. Mark Cuban dived beneath my lowest expectations.
I heard similar talk when we traded for Spencer Dinwiddie. I get we didn't give up a FRP, but people trashed Dinwiddie.
Big similarities between the two is that by every single report, PJ Washington is the consummate pro and great in the locker room. Those types of players can still get jaded when playing for a team as trash as the Hornets, but also exactly the type of player who will rejuvenate performance wise when they get put onto a good team, because that professionalism will carry them. The skillset and talent is obviously there as you said, given what he showed his first three years. It's the guys who are poor pros with ego issues that have issues no matter what situation they are in. Maybe it won't work, but I think that bit of information is important to note for how he could perform coming here.
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