My prediction is that Donovan Mitchell ends up being an element in the Durant trade rather than a singular mega-trade on his own terms. That's just a guess though.
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My prediction is that Donovan Mitchell ends up being an element in the Durant trade rather than a singular mega-trade on his own terms. That's just a guess though.
Basketball.
Absolutely do not want... a back court of two guys that are 6'3" and 6'1" won't work-- it never does... try and think of the last time a starting back court that small played in the finals. Isiah/Dumars in 1990? 32 years ago! It's a sure recipe for lowering a team's ceiling 99% of the time.
Not saying KD is a culture killer but apparently the Durant that was around GS that final year was awful to deal with. He yelled at reporters and was openly distant from the team the entire year and seemed checked out except in games. Was surprised to hear how bad it had been, but the guys on the Hoop Collective who were on that beat talked about how bad it was. They did the whole not going into specifics to protect their access but said enough to read between the lines that he was more than just at odds with Draymond. He was unpleasant to be around for everyone in the organization, didn't exactly listen to Kerr, etc etc
Was a few pods ago on their feed.
"..but there's Baron dribbling the ball for 20 seconds, hoisting bad 3s and single-handedly killing them in close games. It's like somebody shrunk Antoine Walker and gave him his own team."
- Bill Simmons (2006)
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Liking this multi team deal:
Pels get KD
Nets get Donovan Mitchell, Bogdanovic, P Beverley, Devonte Graham, Rudy Gay, and Willy Hernangomez
Lakers get Kyrie Irving, Seth Curry, Naji Marshall
Jazz get Russell Westbrook (buyout), Dyson Daniels, Jaxson Hayes, Kira Lewis, Garrett Temple, and 5 1sts (unprotected Pels 2023, Lakers 2024/2025, 2027 Bucks, and top 4 protected Lakers 2026 and 2028)
Lineup:
PG: McCullum/Alvarado/ DJ Augustin (FA min)
SG: Ingram/Murphy/ Tony Snell (FA min)
SF: Durant/Herb
PF: Zion/Blake Griffin (FA min)
C: Valanciunas/Nance Jr.
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