honestly, the returns weren't as great, but dwight howard, lebron, and anthony davis are other great players and former consensus #1 overall picks that i saw early in their careers and was like "can we please get this guy on the lakers". should have had chris paul in his prime, too, if not for the veto (still one of the more b******* things i've ever seen in pro sports). at some point, the gravy train may end--everyone's always predicting it. but there's a reason we believe.
as a long-time harden hater, i continue to marvel at his late-career transformation. he now just does what his team needs to win instead of all the self-glorification that led to his stardom. and they're winning way more than they should.
Floppers gave Kawhi a terrible extension but they do have some of the best contracts in the league ( Zubac , Jones Jr , Powell)
Seems like Jimmy is way over estimating the worth of his next contract and especially after pulling this act yet again?