Nick - love your stuff on this blog.
But out of all of those players you just named
But out of ALL of those players you just listed NONE of them will give us the IMPACT PLAYS - when they MATTER - that Marcus Smart gives us.
Kyrie Irving - to his credit - is among the team leader in taking charges but given his health issues I certainly don't want him taking over full time duties for this kind of play.
Smart is ALSO a team leader in charges.
AD is a PHENOMENAL player but we'd better make sure we have someone ready to step up and provide for Smart's impact on the game.
When we got KG he was KNOWN for making these kinds of plays. AD - though a GREAT player - is not. And I certainly don't want HIM trying to take charges either - given HIS health issues.
We simply cannot forget Smart's impact on our team AND on the game. Danny had better have a plan if Smart is included in a trade package.