Who knows if it was actually true or not? We can point to the instagram thing with Nick Young but that was at the start of the season.

Fact is, there's no way anyone is taking Mozgov or Deng without taking assets back. Ingram was "untouchable"... and that's kinda it. There's no question cap space was of paramount importance and Russell was collateral damage, but the Lakers weren't pushing to move him for the sake of moving him.

> I believe the kid is talented but he’s basically at tweener, not really a 1 or a 2 and doesn’t defend well.

Sure, I agree.

> He’d be a nice role-player off the bench but he’s not going to start for a good team.

Come on. Like any "good maybe great" player, put them in the right (or wrong) situation and their value changes accordingly. The talent is there, I just hope his vaunted passing doesn't fall by the wayside in chasing points.