re: Trade BI for Trae Young

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I just don't know why you'd try to tell people these things that aren't true.

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This. Zion was like +22 without BI on the floor the other night while BI was like +4 without Z. And they were negative on the court together. The whole starting lineup just doesn’t work and hasn’t all season yet Willie hasn’t changed it at all.


I have a bad feeling we will keep both for the next few years, maybe making a 4th seed but never advancing farther than the semifinals and then Zion will get frustrated and leave. To keep that from happening, there’s two scenarios.

Scenario 1: you trade Z and build around BI with your absolute ceiling most likely being a 6 or 7 seed IF we’re healthy and lucky.

Scenario 2: you trade BI and picks for another star like Trae, etc. and see where that gets you with another star + Zion and have Zion run the show. It’s either going to be a huge success or a flaming disaster because he can’t stay healthy. But a different star that fits Z’s game with Z being the focal point is going to be the higher ceiling between building with him versus BI.