10-21-2021, 06:23 PM
(10-21-2021, 06:03 PM)HIMAV Wrote: First thought (related to the captured reply): (Noticed Clutch Sort of sniped my Idea while I typed!)
Hasn't Cynthia been (near) perfect? She has been the stabilizing professional this franchise needed and continues to be? Shouldn't we be extremely happy if the exact kind of results happen with Nico?
Second thought (not related to above):
I heard Woj live on the ESPN show NBA Today this afternoon (Sorry I can't provide any evidence). With today's Hawk v. Mavs game today he talked a little about the Luka and Trae Trade back from the draft. To me what he said really made me question the old regime even more.
Woj said that the trade for the third pick in the draft was agreed upon between Donnie and the Hawks an hour before the start of the draft. The deal was Pick #3 for Pick #5 + a 1st Round Pick next year. Of course that did happened. The part that shocked me was that Atlanta asked who they would pick for Dallas with the Third pick, and the answer Donnie gave was "Luka or Bagley, whoever falls past the Kings". Historically it seemed the Kings may have been somewhat torn between Bagley and Luka. So there seemed to be a fair chance we could of traded the 2018 5th pick and the 2019 10th pick for MARVIN BAGLEY.
Wouldn´t surprise me at all, if it was true. Like I said before if Donnie really KNEW how special Luka was going to be, he´d never have allowed us to fall that far in the draft odds.
That being said Bagley needs to play some basketball. People write him off already. He has played only 118 games (52 starts) in three years. You could argue that he´s made of glass, but to write him off is stupid.
Also have people noticed that Mo Bamba had some decent pre-season games recently, which also translated into the first game with 18/4/4/4 and 3/4 from three in 27 minutes. He was also +1 in a 26 point loss.