No they wouldn't my nikka.
It's hilarious how out of the 10+ great bigs in the league, KAT is expected to shut down the paint even as the primary offensive option. Yeah, expect the 2nd year big to be a historic defender on top of his somewhat historic offensive season. Yeah, but AD, Boogie, Porzingis, Turner ECT gets a pass right.
Yes they would, if he were just average defensively they'd be better, we're talking about a team that has lost 19 games after leading by double digits. Their offense is top 10, their defense is 25th on the season, being average would mean they'd have the 15th best defense in the league and would have won more games as a result.
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He's been worse than Jahlil

Porzingis is well above average defensively bordering on elite, Turner is better as well, AD has been excellent this year but offense for his team is the problem.
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