Clarkson has been amazing in his upward performance progression since he got his chance to start after the All Star break. Like / 45 degrees. Did not expect what I am seeing now from where he was at the end of this season. Objectively incredible. Looking at Klay now 3 years in (?) .... I think there's a case to be made for Clarkson to be a better player than him potentially. What if in a year or 2 Clarkson is better than Thompson? Because it's not hard to imagine D'Angelo Russell with 15-20 more lbs of muscle...... starting to just approach his prime years.
With the whole DJ saga about handshake deal and then DJ doing about face, I came across an interesting article about the Kevin Garnett trade that came close but never happened with the Lakers. Apparently, Buss and Taylor had a handshake agreement for KG. Read the Phil Jackson stuff about his conversation with Jerry Buss. Interesting stuff ....
When the Timberwolves traded Kevin Garnett to the C Bags in 2007, it changed the balance of power in the Eastern Conference. The C Bags won the 2008 title immediately after acquiring Garnett and Ray Allen, and made the Finals again two years later. The Big Three of Garnett, Allen and Paul Pierce was the NBA’s defining superteam until LeBron James,Dwyane Wade...
