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The options where he just up and leaves I think are pretty limited. Basically LA can't do it without our/someone's help. Dallas would need to lose Hardaway or have Richardson opt out... which I think is unlikely. If NY decides Mike is the guy and give him $25M plus you beg them to take a second to create a trade exception for you (I think they'd do it).I guess I'm looking at a lot of these deals as - what do we do if Conley just wants to leave?
If he does, we have to be desperate to find a PG who can defend while also being able to get Rudy good looks. Lonzo and Brogdon fit the bill.
It won't be easy, but we could do it. Maybe we lose #30 in the process. But if we end up with Kuzma and Lonzo instead of Favors and Bojan (because Mike just left), we had a brilliant off-season.
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I think the best bet is just to pay Mike in the $20M a year range for 3 years... an in-season pivot is easier at that point and you can trade him then if you want to.