Just imagine that the NBA creates a new franchise, and you're put in charge.
For the sake of the hypothetical, let's either call the expansion team the Seattle SuperSonics, Las Vegas Flush (my personal favorite), Albuquerque Oaks, St. Louis Gatekeepers, Virginia Tides or Montreal Royals.
Can you tell I've thought about this before?
All of a sudden, the league comes to you and tells you that you can steal one player from any team in the NBA, as long as he's not named LeBron James. To negate the impact of current contracts, the player you choose will automatically be given a six-year max deal.
After running through all the choices in your mind, you settle on targeting two players: Kevin Durant and Paul George.
There's no bad choice, but you have to make one.
What do you do?
The Case for Durant
How can you pass up the established superstar?
Durant is a guy with multiple scoring titles under his belt, and he's coming off a season in which he shot over 50 percent from the field, 40 p ...
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Which Superstar Would You Rather Build Around, Kevin Durant or Paul George?
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