“That’s the beauty of the game, to be honest. You want to play at the highest level against some of the best players.”
SAN FRANCISCO — The new-look Los Angeles Lakers handed the Warriors a 109-103 loss on Saturday night and an ugly reminder of what’s to come.
The same kind of spark the Warriors’ needed was seated next to general manager Bob Myers and assistant Mike Dunleavy Jr. exiled, watching disguised in all black from the luxury seats. They could have used Gary Payton II’s defense and ability to drive to the rim. But the Warriors’ trade for him is still in limbo after a failed physical.
“KD to the Suns was a pretty big deal, as well as Kyrie to Dallas.” Jordan Poole said. “New teams, new scouting reports. We have to get used to it pretty fast and it’s pretty stacked. But that’s the beauty of the game, to be honest. You want to play at the highest level against some of the best players.”
“When you do have a window in this league, you have to go all-in if you expect to maximize that window. You also don’t know how often those windows are going to come around,” Green said. “Are the Suns favorites in the West now? On paper they have to be favorites in the West. But the Dubs are still in the West and it’s the Dubs invitational until further notice.”
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