Kevin Durant might have the greatest point guard teammates in NBA history.
• Kyrie Irving (Nets)
• Steph Curry (Warriors)
• Russell Westbrook (Thunder)
Keyonte George was a top 5 recruit and had a solid season at Baylor and still went 16th in the draft. Danny Ainge likes high pedigree players from high school and takes his chances with them. George looks to be the steal of the draft so far.
So far the rotation for the Mavs:
G L. Doncic, J. Hardy
G K. Irving, S. Curry
F J. Green, T. Hardaway Jr.
F G. Williams, M. Kleber
C D. Powell, R. Holmes, D. Lively
Thybulle could be in the mix too.
Solid off-season.
So far the rotation for the Lakers:
G D. Russell, G. Vincent, J. H-S
G A. Reaves, M. Christie
F L. James, T. Prince, C. Reddish
F R. Hachimura, J. Vanderbilt
C A. Davis, J. Hayes
Pretty good.
I think Jamal Murray is the Anti-James Harden. Harden is an 82 game player and Murray is a 16 game player. I also expect Jamal to make his first all-star team and first all-nba team next season.
What I learned from this NBA Finals is that the Eastern Conference is really weak. Just regular season juggernauts. I’d take Denver, Lakers, and Warriors over any East team in the playoffs.
If I’m Portland, I’d try to draft Scoot Henderson and build around him, Simons, and Sharpe. Trade Lillard for major assets. All of a sudden, Portland has one of the best futures in the league.
If LeBron really wants to play like a forward and not have to create as much as he’s had to over the past decade, Dallas would be the team. I just don’t know if LeBron would leave LA.