The NBA trade deadline is around the corner as teams survey the personnel landscape and jostle for playoff positioning. This makes a perfect time for another edition of the NBA mailbag.
Throughout the season, I will be answering your questions about the latest, most interesting topics in basketball. You can tweet me directly at @kpelton, tweet your questions using the hashtag #peltonmailbag, or email them to peltonmailbag@gmail.com.
This week's edition of NBA mailbag includes:
How the Golden State Warriors' offense is similar to the New York Knicks' during the oversight of Phil Jackson.
Debating the value of dunks and layups in relation to 3-point shooting.
Identifying some of the top buyout candidates this season.
Let the mailbag begin.
"Is the Warriors' offense kind of like the Knicks' during Phil Jackson's tenure? An out-of-fashion style can't help them. I know they have only mediocre or bad offensive players except Stephen Curry, and it seems that a complicated system makes things worse. The others almost cannot do anything with Curry off the floor. Now the easy-cutting buckets cost them too many turnovers. They are still one of the best cutting teams, but not the best by a lot during 2017-19."