tontoz wrote:Wiz fan here. I think Kuzma would work well in Dallas. His big problem here is that he consistently tries to do too much with the ball. He has good skills but not good enough to take so many contested jumpers which has hurt his efficiency.
On a team like Dallas his usage will be lower so his shot selection will be much less of a problem.
He can defend well when he wants to. When he is going up against a star his effort level is high and he will frequently give them problems. Then at other times he will be indifferent.
One thing that has stood out here is that he definitely isn't afraid of taking big shots in the clutch. He's made a bunch of them.
Thanks for posting here. Kuzma has been part of a title team. And I think he can replicate a similar level of production of how MPJ contributes to Denver.
Our concern is we do not have Aaron Gordon to pair with Kuzma. So Kuzma wouldn't probably enough to solve the Mavs' defensive issues. But he would certainly increase our height/size which should translate a little better defense and better rebounding.
I trust Kuzma would be more efficient with Mavs as long as Luka is playing.Mavs issue is that we do not have much cap space or trade assets. A rebuilding team like Wizards would not like to have kyrie. 27 out of 30 teams would not like to have Kyrie anyway. If Mavs send THJ, then there would a void in SG role. Maxi contract is probably a negative for Wizards. I assume Holmes contract can be used but not enough to match Kuzma.
I mean it's tricky. Would Mavs like to send unprotected firsts to Wizards for a trade that wouldn't make Dallas a contender?
If Mavs had Aaron Gordon or another pro-defender wing player, then it would be nice to add Kuzma into the mix to become contender. Right now, Mavs struggling to make playoffs. A good trade would put us into the playoffs. But then we need one more to become serious. I am afraid Kuzma may get better offers from other teams with his reasonable contract.