06-25-2021, 08:19 AM
To me people are looking at Plan Powder the old one-dimensional Mavs way. Lillard allegedly wanted Kidd as the coach in Portland. Lillard, for the first time ever, made demands to the Blazers organization. So maybe this is not about signing DeRozan or THJ now, but rather sign Markkanen, find a 2023 FRP using THJ + Kleber + Brunson, and add 1+2 young players on cheap deals. Now you have re-build your asset pool for Lillard, who is arguably a top 10 player in the league and a level above All-Stars like Lavine and DeRozan.