Orlando:
What do you see as your teams flexibility in trades is it becomes apparent that Lebron needs a better number 2?
And will you have the guts to make said move (unlike Lebron's actual team this past season)
Wdleehi --- i'm guessing you meant IF, not is abvoe (bold, red added)...
I honestly don't see that as an issue. Richardson is a better than any SG that Lebron has played with (career #s: 18.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.2 spg, 1.8 3pg and only once played fewer than 72 games (and ended that season with a bang vs. DAL/UTA in the playoffs)).
We're all accused of overhyping our guys but here are the only SGs we had rated higher than JRichardson coming into the draft (combination of age, production, temprament, etc):
Dwyane Wade
Kobe Bryant
Brandon Roy
Joe Johnson
Andre Iguodala
Manu Ginobili (if injury free)
Kevin Martin(if injury free)
O.J. Mayo
Ray Allen
Some of them aren't great fits w/ Lebron, some we tried hard to add, but ultimately had to "settle" for the 10th best SG
Making an upgrade from JRich to one of these 9 would probably cost us a big. Unless we're going to JJ, Roy, Kobe or Wade.... don't think that's a sound tradeoff. And i don't think their teams are willing to deal JJ, Roy, Kobe or Wade.