Without Morant, the Grizz would have a similar future to the Sperms (c) Magic Johnson
I don't see anybody denigrating Pierce when won FMVP playing with 4 HOFers despite not being the best player nor the most consistent performer.
After missing the playoffs, Pelicans dumped him & almost made the postseason despite being injury riddled. There is a reason a team led by a playmaker dependent big has never won a chip, he's basically David Robinson 2.0. (Even KG could make plays)
Yeah, he was top 5 last season playing w/ Jrue.
Yeah, it's not like tracking data doesn't exist.
-Post-ups: 42 percentile which is worse than Siakam (who was terrible) on the same frequency
-Isolation: 3rd on the team behind Rondo when it comes to frequency
He feast more in transition duck-ins against guys like Iggy & finishing lobs that he does posting-up/isolating.
Out of any play, he scored more on catch-and-shoot & did so while shooting an absurd 20%+ from mid-range than he did the past 3 seasons (pretty sure that's sustainable
). He also had a Harden'esq free-throw rate so he was collecting a lot of food-stamps. (It's not like he's facing up & bulldozing his way like Giannis either)
Aka he's a Robin, nothing wrong with it. What Softridge did in '14 against PRIME Dwight is more impressive than Davis feasting on the Blazers who got shredded by Jrue/Rondo.