[G-Man]

If you look at this trade in terms of what we expected from KP, it looks bad. And if you look at the assets we gave up to get him, it looks even worse. The Mavs bet the farm that KP would stay healthy, and they lost. Time to try something else.

Now, look at it in terms of where the Mavs are now. Before the trade, we had KP, sometimes. No one could predict when he'd go down, but it wasn't a case of whether he'd miss games, it was when and how many. Now we have gotten rid of the uncertainty that comes with trying to build a team around a guy you can't count on.

So, where are we now? Basically the same team that last week, without KP,beat Philly, featuring MVP front runner Embid. Except now, we have added a bench scorer to replace THJ's 16 ppg, one who will be here even if Brunson takes the money and runs. And we have a stretch 4 who, over a 6 year career, has shot the three at 40%. Sure, they are overpaid. But probably half the guys in the league making $15 mil a year aren't worth it.

It was time to cut our losses, lest we waste another year or two hoping that KP will get and stay healthy.