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Quote: Originally Posted by ehh

Yeah, he's a bit overrated. Some of our fanbase knew, some were in denial, some thought he was great. Even when healthy he's what, the 25-30th best player in the league? He's unique and has some insane highlights so I think that causes some people to overrate him. The history for guys of his height staying healthy throughout their career is bleak. Even when he's healthy he's worn down by the end of every season. He's 7'3" and a career 43% shooter who's a poor rebounder and reluctant to play the five. If he's healthy he's a good #2 on a top team. In the stacked West he might not be a perennial All-Star. The one thing I will say is that he never played in a system or with a playmaker who created easy looks for him; he had to work on everything. The Knicks stuck him on the elbow and had him iso a ton against defenders who are 6'8 and much quicker than him. Now whether that was KP's preference or the team's system is TBD but if that's how he wants to play then it's not ideal long term.

And he may end up healthy and see steady improvement and become that top 10 player people envision him to be, that will be great for Dallas or whoever he plays for at that point. I just don't think it's a huge loss for the Knicks as of right now, and if they are able to land a star with this CAP space I don't think it will be something people look back on as a horrible trade.