Can't play Kessler and Flip together. Two bigs who can't/won't shoot. Kills all spacing.
KO was one of our best 3P shooters, so if Hardy can make the triple tower work with Flip then its gonna look a lot different. Not saying it cant be done, but the script will be different.
I think that might've been their intention but they don't have nearly enough draft capital/assets to trade for such a star player. AD and Lebron despite his age are both still playing like superstars which they also proved during the Olympics. Either they trade their picks for high end roleplayers or they just settle for not winning anymore rings during this current AD/LBJ era. Those guys along with Reaves and Knecht are playing way too many minutes and need help. They have a solid top 4 but desperately need a defensive big to take the load off AD and also need bench help as it's obvious DLo and his bad attitude has already fallen out of favor with Redick.
Agreed. KO and Flip are a bit similar but KO's game was mostly out at the 3 pt line and he could make them consistently if not defended.
The main difference is Filipowski is much more athletic than KO.
KO was a good shooter, but he was never a volume shooter.
The projected upside of owning their draft from 2028 to 2031 would be very high. Steal Knecht and Reaves in the process and I dont know how those picks turn into anything but premium ones.
KO did also skip a lot of open looks (used to drive TU mad).. so its not like he was guarded like a guy who immediately puts one up.
Yeah, KO wasn't guarded that carefully at the 3 because he didn't shoot much. He averaged 1.7 attempts for the Jazz. He passed up open shots a lot, way too much for how good of shooter he was.
