Responding to a number of posts:
1. Although KD has shown a willingness to be in a smaller market and to avoid the spotlight, the Texas example is off. KD would’ve gone to UCLA, but did not have the grades to get in. You can read tea leaves articles from a years back where KD said he almost played with Russ at UCLA. He would’ve, but admissions killed it.
2. The cupcake thing is real. We’ve talked about money with WCS (as a proxy for what motivates players), but what happens when you can get the same max dollar anywhere you go? Location? Sure. Legacy? Absolutely. Lebrun went home and got a chip. Had he not gotten that chip, he would still be in Cleveland. If it’s legacy, KD is going to the Clips, Sac, Dallas, or the Bucks.
3. I love Kawahi’s game, but dude’s in full biz mode. He’s not going to play with one shoulder like Fox just did. Pass.
4. Tobias Harris has been great this year. That said, he’s not the kind of 3 that this team needs. Not quite a defensive beast. Doesn’t quite create enough at a decent clip.
5. My bet: Bogdanovic 2.0, Middleton, Oubre, and Durant. Bet they go after KD n settle for one of the others.
6. And from recent comments, y’all know KD likes what’s here already.