That being said, I think on the Bill Simmons Pod Doc also referred to the bubble as like a “godforsaken place”. If your so-called “leader” doesn’t want to be there and doesn’t push the right buttons to get the best out of that situation, I definitely can see guys also getting really down on being in the bubble.

I give credit to the Lakers for winning that Championship, but at the same time, it’s just a completely different situation than any other championship in NBA history.

Beal only scares me in that his no trade clause gets passed on, and if they decide to do a full rebuild in a few years, it gets really hard to trade him. That being said, opportunities of getting a star of his caliber on the cheap due to his salary and that no-trade clause don’t come around that often. I think if you can make the deal for Beal, you do it and figure it out later.

EJ’s contract is probably a lot more appealing in the Beal deal as it gets them out of a lot of money right away. Porzingis they have much less incentive to just trade him for expirings, which puts the Clips at a disadvantage. But again, not sure many teams are throwing a lot at the Wizards for Porzingis either. He was just dealt as one of the worst contracts in the league. Don’t think teams want to get in that situation again with Porzingis’ next contract.

Would Gordon and Mook and #30 get this done?

There really is nothing exciting about PG and Kawhi anyway.

I agreed w/ everything except for this. PG13 and Kawhi are electric…when they play. I’m still 100% convinced that if we randomly held a 7-game series w/ our entire roster healthy we could’ve given Denver a run for their money. The problem is we have to play 82 games + a few playoff series just to get to that 7-game series against Denver, and PG13 and Kawhi just can’t make it through that marathon. It sucks that we won’t ever get to see the peak that this team could’ve reached.