With additional reporting from Kevin F. Love.
It’s been a wild week. Last Friday, we got an update that 16th overall pick Zhaire Smith’s return to basketball would be delayed due to “complications derived from the allergic reaction that initially required a thoracoscopy.” The next day, there was the blockbuster trade sending Robert Covington, Dario Šariu0107, and a 2022 second round pick for disgruntled All-Star Jimmy Butler. As if all this weren’t enough of a splash, then there was the realization that with Butler came some very good reasons to at least explore trading 2017 first overall pick Markelle Fultz.