What If the Clippers Hadn’t Traded Shai Gilgeous-Alexander?? | The Rich Eisen Show
Rich Eisen ponders what shape the Clippers would be in if they hadn’t traded Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Paul George.
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SGA getting traded to OKC is probably the best thing that could happen to him. He got more playing time and being in OKC there isn't as much pressure and distractions compared to LA, so he has time to develop.
Even if the Klaw wanted to play with SGA….. Klaw still has to stay healthy.
I respect what the co-host said about no one knowing that Shai was going to be an MVP candidate in 3 yrs. I certainly didn't. But if you're 'that guy' as far as knowing what you're seeing every day in practice, in an 82 game season, then you're paid to recognize that. The Clippers let the potential best player in the league walk away for nothing and that's just what it is.
It looks like this trade is will be worse than Knicks' trade for Carmelo Anthonhy. So much hype, so little result.
Jerry West actually made a bad trade. Shai and picks for PG was a horrible trade for the Clippers.
I hate to admit TJ is 1000000000000000 percent RIGHT!!!! Every single point he made was spot on in my opinion
Most knowledgeable ballers know! Only you guys don’t, until the playoffs started anyways. Love it when you guys lecture everyone else on such obvious stuff. And love how all of a sudden you’re off Luka’s bang wagon; just like how you jumped on Knicks now.
Sam Presti milked the Clippers for a ridiculous return for Paul George. Then he flipped Westbrook for CP3 and picks. Basically allowing a young SGA to be mentored by CP3 for a full season and first round playoff exit. Then Presti flipped CP3 to Phoenix for another first round pick.😂😂
Clippers went farther without Kawhi & pg
29 other teams would have made the trade . Can’t blame what Steve ballmer did .
No trade backs? lol it must be nice to be an OKC fan
JDub and JWill. The Clips would have been the Clips, the end. SGA is better than anybody on the Clippers. Anybody.
What if the warriors traded klay Thompson for Kevin love all those years ago? This conversation is similar to that except the warriors did not. The dynasty may have never happened.
ITS BEEN DONE. THERE’S NO SENSE. THE TEAM THE COACH THE SYSTEM MAKES YOU THE NEW YOU. OR YOU WANNA BE A ROLE PLAYER FOREVER. JOSH HART BEEN THROWN AROUND. SUMMER LEAGUE MVP THEN WENT TO POOR SYSTEMS. NOW HE IS BRUNSON’s ROBIN AND ALFRED🤣
He shoulda got mvp. He got robbed
The Thunder offered him to the Pistons for their #1 overall pick in 2021. The Pistons foolishly declined.
The Clippers still make that trade 10/10 times. You have the opportunity to team All-NBA First and 1st Team Defense PG with the current NBA champ, FMVP and former DPOY, you still do it.
shoulda, coulda, woulda…I'm not sure. the stars may not align in multiple places
That clip fan is all over the place. Cowboys, Clippers. Get that front runner outta there.
Yeah, Doncic had 19 points… on 19 shots. He played no defense. He was the biggest – on the +/- for the Mavericks, I believe.
If it makes Clippers fans feel better, y’all get to keep Kawhi and Paul George for as long as you want them. Then you can start your own rebuild with no draft picks. We own them all. You only own one or two first round picks for the next six years. This is how you do it in big markets, I guess.
Luka outta shape and it’s catching up with him
Presti would’ve duped someone else and OKC would still be where we are 😂
All time trade mistake.
OKC has no weaknesses. As a Thunder fan I’m happy people are finally learning about our team.
Balmer is just the cheerleader in disguise who is actually paying for literally everything and everyone but doesn't exactly get the sport ge is pom pomming for but I can't hate on just wanting to win as a fan like a college football fan cheering on a crappy national team
If the Clippers kept SGA in (2019) Kawhi wouldn't be a Clipper today. He told the Clippers Front Office, trade for Paul George that Summer of "19". His direct message to the Clippers was "Trade for Paul George or I'm not coming to join your team". My Guess is that if Kawhi doesn't join the Clippers in "19", he ends up a teammate of Lebron James on the Lakers.
I was mad when they traded Shai for PG 😡
They’d actually may have gone to the finals maybe twice that’s doc rivers legacy at the clippers
It’s easy to look back in hindsight and say well of course this was a bad trade, but let’s be honest if we were all the clippers at the time we would make the trade