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Luke Kennard?
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I think Kennard is a far more dynamic ball handler and passer. Kennard is also statistically a better shooter.
What happens in the playoffs and offseason can still offer a chance to make a big swing trade (either way)... But if there are no stars for us to chase or desperate bidders to buy high on Lauri/Sexton out there, you are probably right.
If we would manage to do a full season tank for a top pick in 2025 while holding on to Lauri and Sexton, it would create a very interesting base to build on (assuming we can extend both Lauri and Collin). Key, Brice, Sensa and 6 more rookies coming in 2024+2025. Surely there is a gem there somewhere, along with a bunch of NBA quality guys.
I can't wait for us to bring in Kennard only to take minutes away from whoever we draft in the top 10... and then mid-season decide that we actually need the rookie to play so we trade Kennard for a bag of chips elsewhere...
(for the record... don't mind Kennard as a player... just frustrated with the split personality Jazz FO... It's as if DA and Zanik have completely different views about what should be done and just so everybody can be happy they decided to let one decide what happens in the summer and the other one decide what happens during the winter deadline).
(for the record... don't mind Kennard as a player... just frustrated with the split personality Jazz FO... It's as if DA and Zanik have completely different views about what should be done and just so everybody can be happy they decided to let one decide what happens in the summer and the other one decide what happens during the winter deadline).
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Hey, the rich guys gotsta get paid! After all, they did something and got lucky (Mark Cuban's words) and made lots of money so they deserve to get all the monies. We can't have a functioning capitalist society if everyone has the money. No one wants that! 1% deserve all the money so the other 99% have something to hope for clutching their lottery tickets. It's the American way!
You can both have good vets and rookies. Crazy concept.
Also in this draft, pretty much every rookie isn't going to be good enough to play immediate minutes. Guys will need GLeague time unless we get an Edey or Knecht.
Sam Merrill vs. Luke Kennard: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison | Stathead
Compare Players: Check out the head-to-head stats of Sam Merrill and Luke Kennard including their awards, honors, championships, playoff and regular season stats, and much more on Stathead
I think Kennard is a far more dynamic ball handler and passer. Kennard is also statistically a better shooter.
Thanks for sharing the link.
Their efg% is exactly the same. Their per 100 possession numbers on their counting stats are eerily similar. I think Merrill's defense is a little better.
I think it's pretty close.
If Kennard would stay healthy I don't think it would be particularly close
Maybe, but objectively based on the stats in the link that was shared, it's hard to draw that conclusion.
Practically, it's not really that interesting of a discussion since I can't imagine Merrill being available with his production on that contract.
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Terry Taylor hit the waiver wire today. He had a couple of decent seasons with the Pacers and was the Ohio Valley Conference player of the year for two seasons. That's Ja Morant's conference.
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