02-15-2023, 08:54 AM
(02-15-2023, 07:40 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: The question is can and will Luka change his game? It is a tough ask because he has been one of the top 3 players in the league for the past several seasons and have led one of the best offenses in the league.
As you say, offense was never really a problem. Lukas high usage was a problem and minutes without him were a problem. Kai solves that. I think Luka has showned plenty of willingness to divert to Kai. He only took one shot in Q4 against Minny (hot Kai took 12) and his usage (33% in last two games) is lower than it is his season average. It was posted a day or two ago how number of passes have increased since the trade. Kai is far from reduced to stay in the corner and watch Luka do his thing. Despite all the talk about the offense, it has been actually great in this first two games (of course it can always be better).
The problem is defense.
(02-15-2023, 07:40 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: But Dallas has been pretty apparent they wanted a second star in the past. They have one now.
The big question is, if he is the right one. Brunson was not (they were not prepared to pay him more) according to Mavs, because he was small and limited defensively. Now the star they got is exactly the same on that end. Better offensively, no doubt, but very same way limited regarding building the defense around Luka.