J. Kyle Mann
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Yeah, I mean, they certainly have all the assets to do it.
You know, Bill and I have talked about how Adam's season-ending injury is a huge deal because it just โ it pierces their core identity, which is we're just going to beat the hell out of you on the glass.
And they still do that.
They're still the best rebounding team in the NBA.
Yeah.
But there's a difference between the best by a little bit.
And so some nights, the rebounding battle's close to even and your whole sort of identity falls away and being the best by so much that you're guaranteed to win the rebounding battle in a significant way every night.
And that's Steven Adams.
Their other issue was like...
Van Vliet has a de facto no trade clause and he's injured.
Yep.
That's a $25 million salary that's tough to trade.
Finney Smith is on a three-year deal and has done nothing for them.
That's been tough.
That's a $12.5 million salary that's tough to trade.
Everyone else, I mean, you can move... Capella makes $7 million.
I'm not sure he has much value.
Everyone else is kind of like... Unless you're ready to just say, we're trading Jabari Smith Jr.
or whatever, it's kind of a core part of your team.
So it's not...