Also the homophobic comments got swept under the rug pretty quickly - I’d imagine they’d come back to bite him in the ass if he was tapped for that position

Kevin O’Celibate strikes again

we can replace Klay in the aggregate

I wish Sabonis the best but you’re exactly right - you have a hard ceiling on your team if your center is a poor defender. Sabonis has continued to improve on offense but you have to be Jokic essentially to have it cancel out (and even then, Jokic is a better defender).

I think in order to maximize Sabonis’ talents you need a rim-protecting stretch 4 - so essentially you need to pair him with Jaren Jackson Jr and that’s just not happening.

My unpopular take is that while both teams benefited from the Hali/Sabonis trade, the Pacers were the clear winners. It’s a lot easier to hide a guard on D than it is a center.

He’s got a type - he looks for either really smart do-it-all players or big wings.

Shooting. The only position that can get away with not having shooting is center, but it’s more or less a requirement for everyone else in the league.

The pessimist in me always assumes that nobody will figure out their shot if they have poor percentages prior to coming into the league.