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MahoneyAt the same time, it's going to be really hard to build a contending team around him because I think he's kind of on that cusp of if he's your number one offensive player, the ceiling feels pretty strict. Like you could maybe build an elite defense around him with just enough like supplementary playmaking.

MahoneyAnd then he's the killer who's sort of like Allen Iverson style wills you to the finals.

MahoneyI just think that's a really tough life. It's maybe a recipe for like a one -off run, but maybe Phoenix already had its one -off run, you know, like maybe him and Chris Paul and Mikael Bridges, that was it. And from here on out, it's just going to be pretty good.

BillThat's where I landed as well. He kind of had his run. He proved that he could be on the biggest stage and came really close to winning the title. Yep. Two games away. That's a little different than ring chasing. There's so many guys who were just never even on that stage playing in those games.

BillAnd he was, you know, one of the best five players in the league. He was number four in MVP one year. So the chops are there, and he obviously likes being in Phoenix. So that's that. We could skip over Portland, but John Morant is my guy for Portland.

BillI just...

BillHe's seven years, 327 games. Yeah.