(12-15-2022, 01:40 PM)cow Wrote: Yeah, I was thinking about THJ + Wood + Bullock (works if you include McGee) but is that too much value for a single FRP? I don't think you are getting two back form LA in any scenario.
I think a FRP is fair (probably top 5-ish protection). The talent doesn´t concern me that much. The bad thing is that you don´t get off the Dinwiddie or Bertans deals, but you get rid of THJ + McGee at least.
AND if you really want a veteran LEADER for Luka so desperately, there he is. People might say a lot of things about Westbrook the on-court player, but have you ever heard a single team mate say a bad thing about his as a locker room presence/person. Despite his selfish play, I have never heard a single player or coach say/rumoured: Eh I just don´t like Russ. When he dominated the ball for OKC post-Durant the whole team rallied around him to get those 48 wins or whatever it was. That does not happen without him being a positive presence.
Probably another small moment, when our sales/pitch advice expert didn´t read the room properly, when he talked shit about Russell Westbrook.
He went for the cheap applause from the fans/press, but didn´t consider that Russ might be popular among the players and they did not appreciate the comments as much as Bill Simmons and Joe Schmo in Section F, Seat 167.