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Think of Rudy Gobert if Rudy Gobert could dribble and shoot. That’s Victor Wembanyama.

Although many saw this as a lateral move for both teams, there is reason for both to be optimistic as well as skeptical of the deal.

The defending NBA champions could have run it back with the same team and probably felt pretty good about it. Instead, the Lakers decided they could get even better and did just that.

More than anything, Daryl’s Morey tweet revealed that the NBA will only keep up its facade of progressiveness as long as it brings in money.

Being relegated to the bench is a tough pill to swallow for any hooper, but Anderson took it in stride, acknowledging his role as the veteran leader on an extremely young, rebuilding team.

After his dominant run last postseason, I’ve learned never to count LeBron out. But, after watching him struggle to play against some of the league’s worst, I don’t know if this is the same LeBron we’ve seen in years past.

It was a respectable inaugural season for Anderson, but from a dollars-and-cents perspective, however, it was hard to ignore that the Rockets paid $18 million for Anderson to put up solid-but-not-great numbers.

I’m not interested in taking aim at anyone’s particular opinion on this ongoing conflict, nor discussing my own, for that matter. I’m simply asking for an open perspective.

The Rockets deserve all the credit in the world for fighting with their backs against the wall, avoiding a 3-1 hole that would have likely meant an series loss.