I swear… this team is elite if Kevin and Trae learn to defend.

I'm not sure what stats you are looking at?

https://www.nba.com/stats/team/1610612737/onoffcourt-summary/?sort=DIFF_NET_RATING&dir=1

https://www.pivotanalysis.com/post/net-rating

It looks to me that of the players playing major minutes for the Hawks:

Kevin is the net leader in Net rating (Offense -defense) at +7.4

Isn't that what we should be looking at?

Because I am seeing different than you on the court. I think that Trae's defense is poor, but Kevin's is actually pretty respectable, especially when he isn't logging 35+ minutes a game. I'm just curious why you think Kevin is a shit defender.

I think Kevin's a poor rebounder, but his defense is usually pretty solid in the team scheme.

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