05-24-2023, 01:06 PM
(05-24-2023, 01:27 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: Think he’s great, and that the deal the lakers got was the better option than the Kyrie path. Russell is an upgrade to Dinwiddie, Vanderbilt is a different but overlapping type of player to DFS, much younger, and about to break out. And, they wouldn’t have had to give up an UNPROTECTED (!!) ‘29 first for the privilege of overpaying either immediately on their next deals.
The Lakers front office, one of the worst in sports during recent years, is superior to the Mavs’.
I was asking more about Russell in a vacuum after these playoffs, not the Kyrie trade (I was VERY pro Vanderbilt on this board and would have made an additional trade to get him if it was an option).
I was just always surprised because he doesn't seem like a player you would gravitate towards, always felt like a pretty me first sort of guy when I watch him who plays no defense so was curious how you thought of him after getting basically played out of the rotation these playoffs.
It was actually kind of disheartening to see both Russell and Vanderbilt be too one way to be able to leave on the floor for long periods of time this post season.
Based on what you're saying here though, are you into what Dan relayed from Zach Lowe's recent podcast around a S&T for Vando/Bamba/Beasley/#17 for Kyrie? It actually did intrigue me quite a bit to be honest, addresses some of your front court needs and now you have 2 firsts to shop around to try to find a different second fiddle but I do think at this point it will easier to build out the roster with Kyrie on it, for better or worse.