02-08-2024, 10:32 PM
(02-08-2024, 07:54 PM)Dundalis Wrote: 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.
It's the price of player that has to be considered. We traded Porzingis for Dinwiddie and Bertans. That was one of the most shocking trades in the NBA in the last 10 years. It remains incredible that we got so little for Porzingis who was actually playing well for us when we dealt him.
Dinwiddie has been a useful player for a long time. He was just never near the level of Porzingis. The fact that we also ate the Bertans contract and gave up a 2nd-rounder made the entire deal pitiful.
PJ Washington has the potential to revert to being a winning player. He's been bad this season though. 2024 PJ Washington isn't worth a top-2 protected 2027 1st. If we obtained him for our two 2nd-round picks, I'd like the deal.