That's a good point. Probably not. We're not the instant contender he's looking for. Maybe if we are adding pick 10 to this package it would make more sense. So that's us getting Dame (who probably comes with some kind of injured player exemption), pick 10 and pick 29, the Suns getting Jerami, Time Lord and a protected 2031 FRP from Milwaukee and the Bucks getting Bradley Beal who might look washed but can at least get out there and play.
Suppose you could set Dame up with whoever the front runner is in the auction for the team, to be the face of the franchise and get like 5% ownership, while at the same time applying for and I'm sure getting medical retirement. His money comes off the cap and he gets paid all of it through insurance... not the team's pocket book. I honestly don't think Dame comes back from this injury in a meaningful way. Klay ruptured his Achilles in 2020 when he was four or five years younger than Dame, it took Klay over a year before he played again and he hasn't been the same since... and that's a dude who was again about 5 years younger than Dame is right now when he went through it. Give Dame a piece of the team, maybe let him fire Joe and he gets to collect that crazy money for not playing.
Why are they any more likely than Houston was? They strike me as inept - I bet they go for either (a) a Michigan State player, or (b) a player who looked good in the NCAA tournament (Queen?)
