[BS Pod] Murdock: “[The Poole extension] was a Joe Lacob play— you never underestimate Joe Lacob’s impulses, and that might end up happening with the Kuminga extension this summer. Because there is a disconnect with that from the coaching staff onto the front office—”
by Pereise1
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> The comments Kuminga made midseason really made an impression on that coaching staff. on the face value it seems ‘oh yeah theyll just sign Kuminga and trade away Wiggins’. Well in Wiggins they see a guy they can trust in big moments which is what has pissed Kuminga off both publicly and privately. but they do that bc if Wiggins doesnt get what he wants hes not gonna lash out in the media which Kuminga did. And theres the Kuminga angle, rightfully so, he feels he plays well when Wiggins is out of the lineup, helps them get into the playoffs in 2023, then gets his minutes slashed. there’s a lot of egos at play—
Link to the original r/nba discussion: https://np.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1c7n4sl/bs_pod_murdock_the_poole_extension_was_a_joe/
Why is these even a fucking discussion? Kuminga is one of the brightest upsides of this season. Made leaps and bounds in terms of shooting (his middy is excellent and is lethal if he can develop it more). If anything we should be trading Wiggins for better pieces. We don’t need two dudes who fulfill the same niche while one struggles to even be engaged in the game and the other is often too passionate and driven.
Jk get some d and replace wiggs
This is filth.
I think we’ve seen flashes of what he can potentially be, but nothing to guarantee a huge extension right now. Poole helped us win a championship, so you can justify that. But Kuminga tends to choke in big moments and has more to prove.
Wiggs and Kuminga for Paul George?
Logan Murdock routinely says shit on Podcasts that doesn’t write. That’s because he doesn’t have a story nailed down, and sourced correctly.
So wait, did Joe Lacob fuck up both Wiseman pick and then Poole contract?