I think it's becoming the norm sooner rather than later. We saw the same thing last year with the 49ers. It's smart if they have a decent sense of how to manage money.
Probably not a ton for either guy. Jeff Green has been very inconsistent. Lee is a very nice glue guy for a team looking for depth though -- he'd probably get more.
Durant has been criticizing the Wiz courting him all season. Durant is someone that speaks his mind and this is pretty tell-tale in my eyes. Also, I think the hoemtown factor is overrated. With LeBron it was different because that was his image for many years, however Durant never embraced it...
On paper, the Raptors aren't that much better than the Wizards; so you just answered your own question. Lowry has been able to get them into the 2nd spot in the East up to this point. And other than averaging more points, steals, rebounds, better FG%, better 3p%, and lower turnovers, you're...
It clearly is working at this point. They're running the East right now. KD can come over to Washington if he wants (doubt that happens too but that's another conversation) and they're still not a match. KD on the Wiz is formidable, but I'd even wager that Chicago would be the better team.