Texas Chuck wrote:oldncreaky wrote:I'll admit that I haven't watched a ton of Kennard's games since he left the Pistons. That said, when I have, I see what I remember.
Compared to GTJ
- Kennard is a much, much better shooter off the dribble
- Kennard is a much better creator and ball handler
- Kennard is a bit better at C&S threes
- Kennard is a much worse defender. I mean really, it's just not close
For a team thinking about it's playoff rotation, I think they are both "JAGs" -- if they're in your top 8 in a conference semi-finals series, you're furiously looking for an upgrade next off-season
Trent was repeatedly getting benched for his defense and the only "defense" he offers is his penchant for gambling for steals. I don't think he's meaningfully better than Kennard at that end. So you are much better off with the much better offensive player.
And you can absolutely steal playoff minutes with Kennard against 2nd units with good defenders around him. You could with Trent too of course, but again why would anyone prefer the worse option?
Other than last year on a broken Grizzlies team he's always been a positive player. Trent? Only managed that one season in his entire career.
There really isn't an argument for Trent other than scoring volume which we know in 2024 isn't worth much of anything.
We'll have to agree to disagree. Having watched each of them for at least 6,000 minutes played, I ain't changing my mind, and stats from different contexts/teams won't really change my mind.
