I think putting him on a team with cp3, Book, are Monty helps a lot. I think Ayton is the better defensive player, but if you are asking me who helps us win a title in the next 2-3 years it's Kat all day. Ayton does not have the mental strength to be a top line offensive player. He is too timid, doesn't draw fouls, and for about 3/4 of his career has seemed very nonchalant about basketball or winning.
I'm still very hesitant to give him a max deal and count on Aytin to become our 2nd superstar.
Like I said, I think now is a chance to sell high on Ayton and buy low on a 25 year old Kat.
Forgetting all the reasons it might be a horrible deal on the court, there's just no way to make it happen without gutting this team. It would take something like Saric, Ayton, Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jalen Smith and maybe draft picks (to offset the injured Saric).
And Kat has been surrounded by talent before and his team still underachieves, always. Pretty numbers, ugly results. He's certainly a much better offensive weapon and I firmly believe offense is more important than defense but the gap between Kat and DA on defense is extreme to say the least.
When you consider their ages and reported work ethic, I am absolutely against trading Ayton for Kat, even if it could be done straight up. But if we were to do it, it would be in the second year of Ayton's new deal when the dollars make a straight up deal more possible.
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