I see all these posts and discussion about Giddey not being a right fit and we should consider trading him sooner rather than later while his value is still high.
Of course fit is going to come up for some of our guys sometime, but that is not the time.
I remember a lot of us (including me I’ll admit it) saying the same thing about Dort last year, and now he’s playing amazing and I’m not hearing a pip about his fit.
So that’s why I’m not concerned about Giddey, especially since it’s so early in the season and the same thing happened last year, he had a rough start then played very good. And honestly, his talent at his age wouldn’t make me panick even if still does have a subpar year.
You guys need to be patient, were still one of, if not the youngest team in the league, these guys are young especially Giddey, he’s younger than Jalen guys ! And we’ve only played 10 games and are on a good standing and showing a lot of growth.
I know it’s mostly a vocal minority but I thought I should post as well so that this sub is not full of pessimistic posts.
It’s different, though.
Dort is an elite defender, and has always shown the makings of being a high level role player next to Shai, his hot start this year is just validating that. He’s a starting level player who’s making starting level player money.
Giddey is an undeniably productive guy, but at no point since arriving in Oklahoma City has he shown the ability to play off Shai, who is undeniably the guy for us. With his two seasons of good production, and his age, he and his agent are likely going to demand the kind of contract that Jaden McDaniels got, and quite frankly he’s not worth that to us.