And guess what... if Luka doesn't improve his conditioning or defense his team won't win titles either... and he is a much better offensive engine than Donovan.
No, I thnk Donovan can absolutely be a #1 (scoring) option, it just has to be next to someone like Lebron. Like what Kyrie did.
Yes... the Mavs were totally going to put DFS on a player other than Donovan based on who his backcourt mate was... you nailed it.
Rudy is the floor. Donovan is the ceiling. As presently constituted, without Rudy we don't get into the playoffs to begin with, but without Donovan having a stellar series and making at least a passable effort on being a 2-way player, we'll never get to the promised land.
It is likely KCP and something else. They love Kuzma. I proposed Deni and KCP and some thought it was absurd. Depends on if you think Mike is just cooked or if he just had a bad series... also depends on what they think of Deni. If he is just his stats its not super impressive... I think he has a chance to be a great super glue guy... he's also working with Drew Hanlen this offseason. If it was KCP+Ish and a second or two I wouldn't be surprised. It does save us some money and Ryan loves saving money.
Not only that... if there is a 5-10% chance it is in the lotto it could become extremely valuable. In Philly weird **** happens on the regular.
KCP and Rui makes more sense. Not like they can pay Rui next year and they need to free up minutes for Deni.
THe problem is he can't. He's not a super high IQ player. He's got a high scoring feel and a good feel for drive and kick, but he is moderate to low IQ in most other facets of the game.
Yeah but I prefer Deni... I hear ya though. They might complicate the "logjam" on the wing by taking another wing with #10. Its a good problem but not if you are trying to win and can't get enough time on the floor for the developing guys.
