Am I crazy to consider Nenad Krstic or Josh Smith over Ginobili or the suddenly injury-prone Kirilenko?
Thanks. –Dave in Riverview, New Brunswick You’re crazy if you choose Krstic over any of the other four. While Krstic has been a decent player in his first NBA season, he hasn’t shown any signs that he will be a superstar next year. He also doesn’t look like the kind of player who will fill multiple categories, which is generally the type of player you look to retain. Smith is a different story. He fills a number of categories, and has been playing great lately. Over his last five, he has 15.4 pts, 9.8 reb, 0.6 3PM and 2.4 blk. Having a guy who gets those type of block numbers AND shoots threes is rare. Of course, if you look at Kirilenko, he combines his 0.6 3PM with 3.3 blk … as well as 1.6 stl and a .784 FT (both considerably better than Smith’s numbers in those categories). As far as Kirilenko being injury-prone, I don’t think you have to worry about it. His first injury involved his knee, but the knee never seemed to bother him once he returned. Kirilenko’s second injury was his
