Couple other compliments to Luke. He’s always alert and he’s got good court awareness. Quick to spot and feed teammates in the lane and off rebounds. He knows when to go to the hoop and has good hands receiving passes inside. If he was asked to shoot, I think he’d shoot well. Overall, I think he’s better than Rob - and I really liked Rob. Rob had higher ceiling, but won’t reach it.
I like Luke, always have. He’s been under appreciated on this board and has shown near constant improvement. I agree with all the positive attributes u mention except….no way is he better than Rob. Actually, the positive attributes u mention for Luke are the same for Rob, just more. Rob, at his best while playing in Boston, was a game changer. Teams and coaches needed to plan for him and often had no answer for him. Availability and consistency change that calculus, but given Rob’s best day vs Luke’s best day, it’s not a contest.
Yes, Rob’s best day v. Luke’s goes to Rob pretty easily. Who I’d want on my team heading into next season? Probably Luke. As I said, Rob’s ceiling was higher, but he won’t reach it. I’m incorporating availability and today’s Rob, not Rob at his best. Even if he avoids another injury - he already seems to have peaked and declined. I’m thinking we’re better off today having Luke than Rob (not just because Rob is presently injured).
If they're both getting paid the same, give me Rob. Nothing against Luke, but you can find plenty of other guys to give you similar production, while Rob is a game changer when he's healthy. Rob plus a replacement level big would be worse at times, but would have times when they were so much better that it would offset it and then some
Of course, that's assuming he gets back to playing at least 50% of the time. If this year is a sign of things to come, then unfortunately he probably isn't even worth the minimum anymore.