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Offline rondohondo

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I understand the injury history, but let's say he returns fully healthy( he was putting up some pretty big numbers consistently late in the season).

Does he have the athletic ability and lateral quickness to defend Lebron?

If so he could be an option for a S+T after signing Hayward

Re: Could Blake Griffin effectively defend Lebron in 7 game series?
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No. Blake griffin is fools gold

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No. Blake griffin is fools gold

agreed
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There's no real way to sign and trade for him if we get Hayward.

But no, he can't defend Lebron. Blake isn't a particularly good defender.


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There is only one person in the whole world that can even bother lebron and that's Kahwi Leonard.  That's it and it's really too much to expect anyone else, never mind a power forward, to slow him down.

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Not after his injuries.

I think the only guys in the East with a shot at checking LeBron are Giannis and George.
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There's no real way to sign and trade for him if we get Hayward.

But no, he can't defend Lebron. Blake isn't a particularly good defender.
Hayward can't guard him either.  And you're not winning the East until you can figure out a way to at least keep him from doing whatever he wants against you.  That's pretty much what he did in this series.

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Not after his injuries.

I think the only guys in the East with a shot at checking LeBron are Giannis and George.
Jimmy Butler actually does a decent job on him
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If Brown adds substantial strength he could D up Lebron passably
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I understand the injury history, but let's say he returns fully healthy( he was putting up some pretty big numbers consistently late in the season).

Does he have the athletic ability and lateral quickness to defend Lebron?

If so he could be an option for a S+T after signing Hayward

Yes Griffin could, but he would pull up lame sometime during the 3d quarter with a strain or sprain or tear or stress fracture or .................
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