Dunno why people scoffed when I said I'd gladly trade Marcus smart for d'angelo Russell. Russell is going to be so much better than him. Starting to show what he's capable of. 22+ three games in a row. 39 points tonight with 8 threes. Star potential right there.
In a vaccuum yeah. But if we get both Horford and Durant for example Smart would help us better than Russell.
Not necessarily. It depends how big the defensive gap truly will be long-term. People used to tell me they'd never trade Rajon Rondo for Steph Curry, because Rondo was an elite defender. As strange as seems, it's almost like we all bought into the "defense wins championships" mantra and somehow started underrating offense. Russell looks like he'll be significantly better offensively than Smart.
Doesn't matter, though. There was never a scenario where Smart for Russell was conceivable.
