Quote:
Originally Posted by Hell Atlantic
why play your hand? what would he have to gain with prospective/interested teams if he claimed "i'm totally out of here, i can't wait to move on to another team, preferrably LA which is my hometown that i would truly love to get a multi-year contract from due to my injury proneness"?
long story short - if there was a player of Baron's calibre available when the Warriors picked, they would've gone for that guy. Baron saying he was/wasn't coming back wouldn't have been a factor, since he's getting up there in age and is an injury risk (despite playing all 82 games last year).
|
There's a difference between showing your hand and being straight up with your team and teammates.
And yeah, I'm not saying any of those guys are or will be Baron, but I doubt they take as big of a project in Randolph if they knew for sure they wouldn't have Baron. They likely move the pick for a player (Billups has been rumored) or pick a PG.