HEZI wrote:Chanel Bomber wrote:HEZI wrote:
Considering I was the only one hyping him up at the draft and was the first person to even bring him up in the draft discussion I’d say nope. He’s a good player but not a franchise changing player. Sabonis is a good player too so it was an even swap.
But you choosing to ignore how awful your boy Westbrick is while he’s out here destroying franchises and tarnishing Lebrons legacy is funny
He's probably not a franchise player I agree but he still projects as an excellent NBA player overall. Indiana is devoid of talent besides him, Mathurin - a rookie - and Myles Turner - a support player.
Sabonis is a talented player but he puts a ceiling on your team hence they built a treadmill. Keeping Haliburton and trading Fox was more conducive to a consistent, high-ceiling rebuild. Indiana's undergoing it instead of them.
My man Westbrook is destroying the Lakers from within as retribution for the 1972 Finals it's all going according to plan. Don't worry we got this.
So how does that not apply to Haliburton? Did he help improve the Kings? Has he helped improve Indiana? Sabonis took the Pacers to the playoffs despite them not having much talent either. He’s not a scrub so that’s what I’m saying it was a wash. Kings weren’t good with Haliburton and their backcourt was getting lit up when he was there. Fox is better without him, he had a great year before him and he’s having a great year without him now too. And Haliburton is going to be due for an extension real soon so he will be in that same boat real soon.
He's a third-year player. Unless they're superstars, players this young rarely elevate their team this early in their career. Hali is a brilliant talent but he's not in that young superstar category. Then you factor in the fact that the Pacers are essentially a G-League squad with a few NBA players, and it's not hard to see why he's not making the Pacers relevant by himself.
I'm not saying Sabonis is a scrub. He's a prolific offensive player. He's efficient, and productive. He's probably a better player today than Haliburton. Haliburton may or may not surpass him in the future. But in terms of team building, trading a talented young player like Haliburton for Sabonis in order to build around Fox is a perfect way to become mediocre for the foreseeable future and end up in no man's land.
And this is exactly what is happening.
We know exactly what the Kings are going to be for the next 2-3 years.
Meanwhile the Pacers got Mathurin this summer, and are putting themselves in an excellent position to get a high draft pick in a top-heavy draft. Haliburton's value will increase as the Pacers get more talent.
