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The Cost of Getting a Player Who Might Not Play for You

Danny Cevallos: The problem with George and of course with Zion is can you trade this precious number three pick and then get a guy who might not play for you because you are going all in in the immediate. And if Paul George is going to play 50 games, is Zion's going to play maybe 29? So I do think you need some sort of cost certainty in addition to just an adult basketball player who could play well. There's also the thing where the Clippers to get Paul George traded Shay, five first run picks, two swaps and Danilo Galinari. Do any of these names Rob jump out to you? Like, do you think Zion is worth the gamble

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