02-05-2023, 06:25 PM
(02-05-2023, 06:14 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: The "pick" was UNPROTECTED AND FOR 2029. Josh Green will be 28 by then, probably not on this team anymore. Irving will DEFINITELY not be on this team by then. Luka probably won't, either.
Do you just not get it? There will be no other picks to use to climb out of this mess. This was their last shot. They're about to trade something (probably hardy) with the '27 pick for something else that won't matter like Bogdanovich, and then they will be utterly and completely stuck for like a DECADE.
You think Luka's gonna stick around for that? Would YOU?
It's like they're running the Dan Gilbert playbook, page by page. Only when Luka leaves and the bottom drops out, BROOKLYN is going to get to make the lottery pick meant for the Mavs to start over!
You're professing the worst case scenario as being the most plausible scenario. It's not.
I wasn't for Kyrie, as I described in this very thread. To get Kyrie without giving up Wood, Green, or Hardy is a coup, tho. IMO, this puts more pressure to extend Wood.
Now, take a breath and look at the possibilities with our trio: Luka, Kyrie, Wood. Who in the NBA has a better trio?