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Originally Posted by jtakeda
No, but I’m glad KD left so we can retain Klay draymond and Steph for the future but Iguodala being traded is a huge what the ......
I don’t get this move. Get a reserve all star and move Klay to SF???
Or is he a stop gap for Klay and Dlo gets traded. We got rid of one of the only defense guys on the team and a mastermind of the game. Just wow
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I think both the Iggy move and the DLo move were acknowledgements that they don't expect to really contend this year, and they are moving pieces around to be ready for 20-21.
Iggy is a great final piece for a team that is all-in on a title. A playoff player. If that's not you, then you're looking at $17M for 55-65 games of 25ish minutes a night. His value isn't getting any higher, he's not getting younger, it's fair to ask how much he could contribute in 2021. GSW needs the picks in the future and the cap room right now. As for Iggy, he'll get bought out or traded by the Griz as there is no way they are paying the tax in a tank/lottery year, and end up on a contender (maybe the Lakers or Rockets?)
The DLo trade is all about Steve Kerr imagining Steph Curry with a Russell Westbrook level usage rate, shouldering a tremendous load as the single offensive creator on a team of G-league marginals and vet minimum types, and deciding he didn't want put those miles on Steph. As a basketball fan, I'm a little disappointed we won't see Steph averaging 38 this year, but we will get the consolation prize of DLo dribbling into a contested 18 foot stepback as Steph rockets off a pindown into what should be an open 3 pointer. I expect much consternation, eye-rolling and mouthguard chewing from Mr. Curry.