He was OK in summer league, but struggled mightily with his shot and didn't have much success running the offense (probably lack of bigs to throw it in to). Kopo's a nice thought, but if the margin between getting a deal done for a quality starting point guard or a wing is Petteri, you pull the trigger and don't look back.
I think Koponen will be a very good starter one day. I would not deal him. He show a lot more PG skills in SL than Bayless did and it wasn't even close. I could live with Bayless being dealt in the deal with the thought of Koponen coming over in a few years.
Ugh, Koponen isn't a deal breaker for me. He's looked like a decent backup point guard in the NBA, but that's about it. He's nothing special. Average passing skills, average shot, average defender, average vision, etc.
If a team is holding out on a deal because of Koponen then we shouldn't hesitate to do the deal. He has never even stepped a foot on an NBA court.
We also get Peitrus who is considered a defensive SF who can make a 3 and I think he's from France...
