What is often overlooked is if KP was traded, the concept is one thing but then you break it down and it is often overlooked there are few young players that come right in and perform.
Anthony davis has been fragile. Embiid. Norlens. Fultz. this year few rookies are really break out stars. Donovan and Kuzma are the early darlings as there are each year.
We had David Lee once upon a time.
So the notion of alternatives and that they would be locked in solid players is often taken for granted.
WIth all of Briggs suggestions many of them are good, but no team can take them all on. Thus, how do you qualify the result?
In some ways KP is better than I thought he'd be because we have never seen a kid his size do these things. At the same time he like many young players have the physical obsticles and injury prevention. Lots of players go thru this. It makes Lebron and Jordan almost super human in retrospect! Shaq and Melo were largely unscathed. Yet we forget Kurt Thomas early career problems, Steph Curry, and closer to home BroPez.
Seems like "SUperstar" Blake Griffith who just got a big extension is always injured. CP3 as well.
So to set the bar and label KP at 22 unable to be the man is a bit premature. He has the skills. His first 10 games were a revelation as to what his talent can do.
But like many others the ability to sustain is a big puzzle. Draft picks don't solve that, it could make the team worse.
I dont' have the answer, but Im not pretending to either. Proposing an empty open concept is not with Merit in my book. Same with new coach proclamations and the ever ending "We need a star at the 3." No shyt.
Lots of teams have questions. Lonzo at the 2nd pick and his lakers are not so pretty these days. They are also in danger of handing the Celtics another prize.
Philly is the perfect example of how fragile players and talent is. OK4, Norlens, Emiiiiiiid, Simmons and fultz make KP look like an iron man. At least KP has shown longer stretches of brilliance.
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