lol yeah as if that middle ground really means much either
over the past 20+ years it's not like most championship teams gradually get farther and farther until they finally win a championship. about the last time some team legitimately built from the ground up and made gradual improvements was the bulls. most other teams either had a massive free agency superstar splash, tanked (lol spurs), or had a series of good off-season moves
and don't underestimate the desperation (or stupidity) of other teams. just because we don't see the value of a player, doesn't mean other people see it the same. look at how much value a bum like antoine walker (coming off arguably his worst year where everyone saw how trash he actually was) netted for the mavs
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dallas definitely has their flaws with team building, but they definitely have had plenty of success at making moves and eventually finding a good mix as well, otherwise they wouldn't have built a pair of finals teams around Dirk. most other teams don't even sniff that kind of limited success once during a stars tenure. I'd feel pretty confident some teams out there would be willing to take on guys like KP and jrich without hesitation