re: Doc Rivers

No, happy he lost.

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Your second paragraph contradicts the first. Why would Miami or the Nets trade for PG to help get closer to a title when PG hasn't show the ability to play in the playoffs?

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Deandre Jordan didn’t really help them win either, so why did they not only sign but play him outsized minutes?

Answer that and you will start to grasp why front offices often do things that aren’t always in the ideal strategy model.

Not saying PG is even an option for Brooklyn, or Miami, and I very much disagree with the recency bias on calling him a fraud, but the idea that either would turn their nose up at acquiring him for secondary assets like Lavert and Prince is silly. They won’t get him because they don’t have the space, but Paul George is still a 22-6-4 player that can hit 41% of his threes at high volume and take over games.

Getting him as your third star in Brooklyn would be a no brainer....And not doing so to keep some role players would create a KD/Kyrie mutiny.

And let’s be honest here, if you want to ding PG for devaluing himself because of the playoffs, while talking up Jrue as a better trade prospect, you gotta be consistent. Jrue very much regressed this season as well. 3 season low in TS%, WS, VORP, lowest PER as a Pelican, lowest individual net rating in years, and his fourth quarter offense has been outright abysmal this season: 48% TS, 39% from the field and 26% from three. Jrue was the definition of a three quarter player this season. If George gets ripped for playoff regression, Jrue would need to be knocked for a season wide struggle in the games most important period.

But to bring the Nets back as our example, if Jrue or George are your third best player, you are doing well for yourself. Assuming health(not anywhere close to a guarantee with this bunch), you can Lakers or Lebron’ Heat the rest of the roster and be well positioned.