The Lakers got rid of the Mozgov contract by including D-Lo. They may have to do the same with another #2 pick to get rid of the Deng contract. There are teams that will definitely take on Deng if Lonzo is also coming along.
The Lakers moved the Mozgov contract when he had 3 more years left on it. How is the Deng deal harder than that?
So do people think that Kawhi:
a) suffered a debilitating injury last year and his long term health is a legit question mark;
b) suffered debilitating injury last year, but have no concern that it will impact Kawhi's performance going forward;
c) had no significant injury last year, but based upon the advice of handlers and issues Kawhi had with Spurs, Kawhi decided not to play on a playoff team.
If the answer is either a or c, not sure how any NBA team can be comfortable giving up their future talent and committing a max contract to him as that is a path to irrelevance if there is a reasonable chance that he is either not healthy enough or too much of a head-case for extended excellence as in a top 10 NBA player for the next 5 years.
So do people think that Kawhi:
a) suffered a debilitating injury last year and his long term health is a legit question mark;
b) suffered debilitating injury last year, but have no concern that it will impact Kawhi's performance going forward;
c) had no significant injury last year, but based upon the advice of handlers and issues Kawhi had with Spurs, Kawhi decided not to play on a playoff team.
If the answer is either a or c, not sure how any NBA team can be comfortable giving up their future talent and committing a max contract to him as that is a path to irrelevance if there is a reasonable chance that he is either not healthy enough or too much of a head-case for extended excellence as in a top 10 NBA player for the next 5 years.
So do people think that Kawhi:
a) suffered a debilitating injury last year and his long term health is a legit question mark;
b) suffered debilitating injury last year, but have no concern that it will impact Kawhi's performance going forward;
c) had no significant injury last year, but based upon the advice of handlers and issues Kawhi had with Spurs, Kawhi decided not to play on a playoff team.
If the answer is either a or c, not sure how any NBA team can be comfortable giving up their future talent and committing a max contract to him as that is a path to irrelevance if there is a reasonable chance that he is either not healthy enough or too much of a head-case for extended excellence as in a top 10 NBA player for the next 5 years.
Kawhi to the HEAT gonna happen for Bam
So, you think that someone will take a 33 yo player, who will make $18M/year for the next two years?
A player who was healthy but only dressed for ONE game this year on a non-playoff team. A player who played only 56 games the year before and shot under 40% from the field.
Yep, teams are lining up to get Deng.
BTW, the Lakers have been trying to move him for most of the last two years.
No. He went to duke.Is Brandon Ingram good?
So do people think that Kawhi:
a) suffered a debilitating injury last year and his long term health is a legit question mark;
b) suffered debilitating injury last year, but have no concern that it will impact Kawhi's performance going forward;
c) had no significant injury last year, but based upon the advice of handlers and issues Kawhi had with Spurs, Kawhi decided not to play on a playoff team.
If the answer is either a or c, not sure how any NBA team can be comfortable giving up their future talent and committing a max contract to him as that is a path to irrelevance if there is a reasonable chance that he is either not healthy enough or too much of a head-case for extended excellence as in a top 10 NBA player for the next 5 years.