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Old 07-18-2018, 10:34 AM   #877
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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18 View Post
Yeah - the only issue with this trade was telling DD in the last couple weeks that they wouldn't trade him.

NBA stars tend to be a small, tight knit group of guys and pissing off with what he clearly thinks is a bit of a back stab isn't going to help them long term.
The Spurs asking price must have come way, way down as I don't think they would have said that to DD if they didn't mean it.

And when you look at the deal, it is a pretty low price. Poeltl isn't anything, let's be honest. And the first rounder is protected all the way to pick 20.
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