Capela: Future star or Future trade bait?

I think Daryl Morey values his production in the playoffs far more than a meaningless preseason game after an off-season of mass gain.

 

didn't know the season ended a few days ago. that was fast

 

Yeah we could put together a package for any star sure doesn’t mean it will be accepted tho.

 

Well, sure, but that's any trade.

 

no morey is going to use your logic and trade him after a preseason game fresh off the summer

 

Check out DJ's career stats, again. He was playing with Paul starting 2011-2012. Why'd it take him 3yrs to make the big jump, after Paul arrived? He became a monster with much more stamina. His offensive game never really changed that much.

It's the defense and rebounding that went to Elite levels, along with stamina to do it more than half the game like in previous years. Capela isn't close to being elite like that.

Also note how few FGAs DJ gets vs Capela in MDA's system. It's not like Harden and MDA didn't maximize him, already.

Season	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	BLK	PTS
2008-09	20	53	13	14.5	1.8	2.8	.633	.633	0.8	2.1	.385	1.4	3.1	4.5	1.1	4.3
2009-10	21	70	12	16.2	2.1	3.4	.605	.605	0.7	1.8	.375	1.7	3.3	5.0	0.9	4.8
2010-11	22	80	66	25.6	2.9	4.3	.686	.686	1.2	2.7	.452	2.6	4.6	7.2	1.8	7.1
Arrival of Chris Paul
2011-12	23	66	66	27.2	3.1	4.9	.632	.632	1.1	2.1	.525	3.1	5.2	8.3	2.0	7.4
2012-13	24	82	82	24.5	3.8	6.0	.643	.643	1.2	3.0	.386	2.6	4.7	7.2	1.4	8.8
DJs big jump
2013-14	25	82	82	35.0	4.2	6.3	.676	.676	2.0	4.6	.428	4.0	9.5	13.6	2.5	10.4
2014-15	26	82	82	34.4	4.6	6.5	.710	.711	2.3	5.7	.397	4.8	10.1	15.0	2.2	11.5
2015-16	27	77	77	33.7	4.6	6.6	.703	.703	3.5	8.0	.430	3.5	10.3	13.8	2.3	12.7
2016-17	28	81	81	31.7	5.1	7.1	.714	.714	2.5	5.2	.482	3.7	10.1	13.8	1.7	12.7
Career	.	673	561	27.7	3.7	5.5	.677	.677	1.7	4.1	.430	3.1	7.0	10.1	1.8	9.1

Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 10/5/2017.

 

Well, yeah.......I mean, he didn't look great, but one pre-season game does not a season make. But someone better might be lurking on the horizon. You only trade him if you can truly upgrade in the frontcourt.

 

people fail to use simple smart logic

 

No. He will never be a star.
And I don't consider DJ a star either.

Nowadays it's hard in the first place to become a star Center.
You must either be able to create , or shoot 3s and have an amazing post game. Otherwise you have to be a monster in rim protection.
Gobert is a star. KAT is a star, Jokic is a star, Cousins is a star, Marc Gasol is a star, Embiid if healthy is a star,
DJ nope, Drummond no, Whiteside no.

Capela simply doesn't have the skillset needed and there's no way he will develop what it takes. Unless we have a real miracle.

 

@heypartner Capela's stamina has to improve yes. but that comes with time. To me, the clippers system allows DJ's rebounding numbers to elevate a bit. he is surrounded by sub par rebounders who do not crash the glass. Capela has been surrounded by guys like harden, ariza, bev etc as a team that are known to crash the glass. As Capela's stamina and minutes go up, so will his rebounding numbers. he averaged 8 playing essentially playing half the game. hes not that far off.

 

Chicken or egg argument.

What came first, a defense that leaves all the rebounds for DJ, or the league's #1 rebounder making it so the rest of the team can release on fast breaks.

What came first, the Rockets guards crashing the boards on defense, or the coach telling them to because Capela gets pushed around.

 

id say a bit of both. nonetheless so long as capela reaches that 30mins mark he should be averaging no less than double digit boards this year to me

 

And that's my very point about comparisons to DJ,, both those numbers (30mpg and 10rpg) were not close to being achieved by DJ in his first two years with Paul.

I'd rethink comparing Capela to DJ.

Do we have 3yrs to wait for Capela's DJ-esque big jump at age 25, that might never come?

Season	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	BLK	PTS
2008-09	20	53	13	14.5	1.8	2.8	.633	.633	0.8	2.1	.385	1.4	3.1	4.5	1.1	4.3
2009-10	21	70	12	16.2	2.1	3.4	.605	.605	0.7	1.8	.375	1.7	3.3	5.0	0.9	4.8
2010-11	22	80	66	25.6	2.9	4.3	.686	.686	1.2	2.7	.452	2.6	4.6	7.2	1.8	7.1
Arrival of Chris Paul
2011-12	23	66	66	27.2	3.1	4.9	.632	.632	1.1	2.1	.525	3.1	5.2	8.3	2.0	7.4
2012-13	24	82	82	24.5	3.8	6.0	.643	.643	1.2	3.0	.386	2.6	4.7	7.2	1.4	8.8
DJs big jump
2013-14	25	82	82	35.0	4.2	6.3	.676	.676	2.0	4.6	.428	4.0	9.5	13.6	2.5	10.4
2014-15	26	82	82	34.4	4.6	6.5	.710	.711	2.3	5.7	.397	4.8	10.1	15.0	2.2	11.5
2015-16	27	77	77	33.7	4.6	6.6	.703	.703	3.5	8.0	.430	3.5	10.3	13.8	2.3	12.7
2016-17	28	81	81	31.7	5.1	7.1	.714	.714	2.5	5.2	.482	3.7	10.1	13.8	1.7	12.7
Career	.	673	561	27.7	3.7	5.5	.677	.677	1.7	4.1	.430	3.1	7.0	10.1	1.8	9.1

 

Well, there is one small tidbit that you're leaving out in this. DJ and Capela are very similar players. Maybe, Paul's familiarity with DJ will help him acclimate and improve Capela's efficiency quicker than it took him when he was with DJ in LA. Paul is also at peak now and more experienced than he was back when he joined the Clippers.

Not saying that will make a huge difference, but it's certainly a factor that shouldn't go unrecognized.

 

Besides Paul and Harden everyone is an asset

 

QFT...

Obviously If Cousins or Davis is available, Clint is gone in a second.

That said, Morey values his players very, very highly. Judging Clint after one preseason game is beyond stupid after his progress in the playoffs last year. He was beat up against the Thunder, and then went on to play fantastic against the Spurs, leading the entire playoffs in blocked shots and nearly rebounds too.

Stop the knee jerking.