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[Smitty]

That's a tough one, because I kind of agree. 

For sure agree that he's a 5 (though I've come around a bit on playing him at the 4 a little - intrigued by the fit with Lively in certain matchups). 

I think you can make an argument that moving him makes a lot of sense, sure, only I doubt Harrison will consider that. And, if I'm being totally honest, I think there's a world in which doing that would be the wrong move. I mean, Flagg/AD is an UNREAL duo, and since there flatly isn't a path to the traditional type of rebuild, even with Flagg gifted as a fire-starter, my strong inclination is to go for the best version of the team that can be had during his rookie contract. Imagine how much more quickly Flagg can learn everything with AD as a model and partner! I think it can be done that way, and possibly done BETTER that way. 

If your overall point is that they'd very quickly want a player similar to PJW to put in the mix with Flagg/AD/Lively, I 100% agree. I'm definitely open to keeping him, should things work out that way. You have to have a lead guard in the NBA, though. You just gotta.

My initial point is that PJW is Aaron Gordon. Maybe better. Just my opinion. Getting a player of PJ’s caliber at $22M AAV through age 30 might be one of the best contracts in the NBA. I’m just not trading that for a stop gap PG.