Ian Begley

for donovan mitchell and you know you noted the og and an ob trade comes after that and then obviously the bridges trade and the towns trade and so there are so many things that did happen uh that may have never happened if you pulled the trigger and it was rj barrett was a big part of it remember they extended barrett and that kind of ended any legitimate trade talks and so yeah the cascade from there and you could also talk about

Look, maybe the picks are still there for them to go after Giannis last summer in a serious way.

So Rhodes not traveled.

Leon Rhodes has made, by and large, the right decisions here.

Even going back to the Josh Hart trade.

Yeah, it's impacted the franchise.

I would put him right under Jalen Brunson as far as reasons this thing has turned around the way it has.

You know him because you're around and you're a fan.

You can't appreciate him by just looking at a box score.

You can't.

You've got to watch every play and the intricacies of his game.

And he calls himself a servant, which I think is a perfect descriptor because he just wants to make the four guys on the floor with him better and make it easier for them.

I would think so, but, you know, the scenario that you mentioned, if you're non-competitive in four games, I think those questions remain.

But I think at this point, you know, Mike Brown is back.

I think you can say that.

Maybe not a Sharpie, maybe an erasable marker, but it seems like he'll be back at this point.

I would hope so.

Right, but to your point, like...

If it doesn't go well at all... I don't think that's going to happen.

I think it's going to be a great series, and I think everybody will be back.