12-17-2020, 04:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-17-2020, 04:39 PM by HanspardsShowerVoice.)
I think you hit on good points. As you said, KAT is an overall defensive liability. DLo is a huge defensive liability, so they are way behind the 8 ball on defense with both of them on the floor. There was just a big lack of chemistry on the court last year as well. It's just a collection of bad fitting parts that will have to be broken up, and DLo is an asset that they can the most return for if they are going to try to keep KAT and build around him. The Beasley signing and Edwards pick don't make a lot of sense to me if they were 100% committed to the DLo and KAT core. They are good buddies, but having buddies isn't going to be enough to convince KAT to stay if they aren't winning. I also think it bears to keep in mind that KAT is reportedly dealing with a lot of grief with the death of his mother and other close family members from COVID, so I don't know how dialed in he is going to be this year. That's why I think things could get ugly for them real quick and they might be desperate to make a move by TDL if they're in the cellar in the West and KAT is in a mental funk. And with the clock ticking on the KAT extension, they don't have the luxury of being patient as other franchises typically would. I actually could see the TWolves being a dark horse come from nowhere candidate for Harden with a package around DLo for that reason (along with the Rosas connection)