Hard to know who other teams would have taken. Remember coming into the draft Lamelo had a broken jumper and was a non 3 point shooter. Him coming into his rookie year as an elite 3-point shooter was out of nowhere. He was basically the same prospect as Josh Giddey, who went 6th the next year (admittedly in a much stronger draft) and is looking like a solid player but highly limited due to his lack of shooting.
Ant is the real deal. Crazy to think his drive/desire were a major question during his pre-draft process. He has a bit of troll in him and poked fun at the process, which rubbed some the wrong way, but hard to question his will to win watching him play now. Also crazy to think the Warriors were that close to a pick that would have extended the dynasty.
As for this playoffs, I'm on team chaos. I want all the teams that have brobdingnagian questions to get swept or knocked out quickly so that they consider breaking things up to leave room for the Warriors. I already got one wish with the suns being swept. I hope to get another tonight with a quick Lakers exit. I'm also pulling for a rapid Pelicans, Clippers and Bucks exit.
My dream offseason is for Steph and Dray (and hopefully Klay) to team up with an old-head like Lebron or KD (again) and make a real run at showing the young up and comers who is boss. Maybe its my own middle age coming out in my fandom, but would love for a last hurrah for the late thirty somethings.
If I'm the Suns (who have no room to do anything this offseason except run it back or move KD or Booker), I would seriously consider a trade of KD for Kuminga, Wiggins, CP3 (partially guaranteed to match salary) and picks. You can also build a trade around Kuminga, Moody, GP2, and CP3 with picks.
The warriors clearly get better (though older and injury prone). Steph, Moody (or Wiggins), KD, Draymond, TJD is a great starting 5, with Klay and Podz off the bench isn't nothing. They would need to find a few reliable bench pieces to be a viable contender.
A lineup of CP3, Booker, Wiggins, Kuminga and Nurkic with Beale and Grayson Allen off the bench actually makes a lot of sense for the suns. Their main weakness was no wings and not having a point guard. This trade solves that, may actually make them better now, while also restocking their war chest with some picks for future moves.
Ant is the real deal. Crazy to think his drive/desire were a major question during his pre-draft process. He has a bit of troll in him and poked fun at the process, which rubbed some the wrong way, but hard to question his will to win watching him play now. Also crazy to think the Warriors were that close to a pick that would have extended the dynasty.
As for this playoffs, I'm on team chaos. I want all the teams that have brobdingnagian questions to get swept or knocked out quickly so that they consider breaking things up to leave room for the Warriors. I already got one wish with the suns being swept. I hope to get another tonight with a quick Lakers exit. I'm also pulling for a rapid Pelicans, Clippers and Bucks exit.
My dream offseason is for Steph and Dray (and hopefully Klay) to team up with an old-head like Lebron or KD (again) and make a real run at showing the young up and comers who is boss. Maybe its my own middle age coming out in my fandom, but would love for a last hurrah for the late thirty somethings.
If I'm the Suns (who have no room to do anything this offseason except run it back or move KD or Booker), I would seriously consider a trade of KD for Kuminga, Wiggins, CP3 (partially guaranteed to match salary) and picks. You can also build a trade around Kuminga, Moody, GP2, and CP3 with picks.
The warriors clearly get better (though older and injury prone). Steph, Moody (or Wiggins), KD, Draymond, TJD is a great starting 5, with Klay and Podz off the bench isn't nothing. They would need to find a few reliable bench pieces to be a viable contender.
A lineup of CP3, Booker, Wiggins, Kuminga and Nurkic with Beale and Grayson Allen off the bench actually makes a lot of sense for the suns. Their main weakness was no wings and not having a point guard. This trade solves that, may actually make them better now, while also restocking their war chest with some picks for future moves.