So you're ignoring how market value can be inflated and unrealistic at times? We overpaid for KD. Market value, whatever. We were never going to recoup what we spent and Brooklyn set the price ridiculously high where only a sucker would meet and we were the sucker. We tried negotiating but apparently they didn't budge. Regardless of "market value" we paid too much.
As an aside, Gobert is the centerpiece of a top 5 defense and top 5 team in the league right now. It took a little time but Minnesota has turned things around and everyone there, including KAT, are playing really good defense thanks to Gobert. Theres a really good SI article about, ill link. I hope we can turn thing around but given KD's age and injury history, that seems very unlikely.
A darkness before the dawn sort of thing.
www.si.com