THE CRUCIFIX: Cato: Wood isn't thrilled w/ his role...Will depart in the summer

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Yet, blessed with two generational players(with a Mark overrule on a third, Giannis) "discovered" and pursued by the Nelsons.

For many years Donnie was the GM in the league with the best connections in europe (especially eastern europe). Going all the way back to his time in Lithuania. But just like the advantage some of the analytics driven teams had in the 00s the league quickly caught up.
When he started global scouting networks were a rarity. Today most NBA teams have multiple guys working all around the globe.