Originally Posted by
Pelicanidae
Not particularly excited by Kemba to be honest.
I get the attraction, he can shoot and he's an okay passer which means he does add some much needed on-ball creation and handling to the team, but he's also 31 at only 6'0 tall (if that) and has already shown signs of being majorly injury prone: he missed 30 games this year, and about 25 last year if I remember rightly.
In fairness, CP3 is also injury prone but I think at this point CP3 is just clearly better than Kemba at nearly everything despite being multiple years older on both ends.
Plus you have the permanent issue with a player option which is if Kemba has a fire year next season he may just opt out and go elsewhere and then it's not a 2 year bridge (a bridge which would likely be very expensive) but a one year stop-gap and the cost would likely be pretty significant for that stopgap.
Paying a lot for a one year rental can be worth it if it tips you over into being a legit contender - the Raptors knew that when they got Kawhi. But doing it for a guy who might just help you make the 7th seed is pretty galling. I'd be looking elsewhere.