KembaWalker wrote:LaMelo Ball also affects winning. There’s literally no reason not to build around both of them, they both complement each other perfectly, they’re on the same timeline. The article disingenuously implies we could “sell high” on LaMelo like the rest of the league is oblivious to his health. Trading LaMelo right now might not be rock bottom value that we’d be risking one or two more major injuries from now but it’s also very far from “selling high”
Argument being that he's never available to play.
Doesn't matter how much he affects if he's never on the floor to effect that affect.
We have to come to the realization that Melo is quickly approaching damaged goods territory at this point and needs some serious attention with medical, physical therapy, or weight room/diet.
If the team wants to grow, they need to be able to depends on guys to play, because that greatly affects roster moves.
It's not just Melo either. Mark is approaching that point himself as a big dude with a back problem.
The frustrating thing is if they both get past the injuries then everything is golden for a trio with a ton of potential to grow into a long term contender.