Landomar wrote:If we take a big swing, Sabonis is the guy I'd be going for. Poeltl, Barrett, and 9 is the deal that makes sense to me, although I'm not sure if Sacramento would be interested at all. I like Sabonis a lot more than some of the other "big fish" names because he has 3 years left on his deal, is still in his prime, and seems extremely underrated to me.
I also like that Sabonis is pretty much an ideal fit for a Darko offense. We like running a lot of actions through our center, and Sabonis is a great passer who can also make open threes from the top of the arc, while also being able to score on bully ball moves to the basket. He's led the league in rebounding for three years in a row, and I don't think people value rebounding nearly as much as they should these days. I also think the concerns over his defense are overblown. He's a much better defensive player than a Towns or Vucevic, as he is actually pretty good positionally and gives a good effort. I think having Scottie Barnes around as a help defender would complement him extremely well.
what makes Sabonis so underrated?
He doesn't appear to drive winning, he can't shoot, cant play defense, isn't versatile.
He definitely leans empty calories stats guy in a "star" context..
His former team is in the finals because they traded him..
all of which not great signs as the target " all-in big fish trade" which will take a substantial package to acquire him.
Just seems like another treadmill move.
this is a common error in team building, trying to acquire as many 20ppg scorers or heavy stat players forgetting that there is only one ball, so many shots in a game etc.
How does a player impact winning when they dont have the ball? how efficient are they when they do get it? how do they slow down their match up?
Finding those players is what actually makes your "team" better.
