I bet the sticking point was the inclusion of Keegan Murray. Ainge prob wanted those 4 1sts + other picks + salary AND Keegan. Kings prob said no to including Keegan

Defensive scheme of going more towards the middle of the pack changing was more due to Kenny Atkinson taking over the defense after Mike Brown left. The 3 short guards part is more of Kerr tho

Source Article by NBCSBA's Monte Poole - "How new Warriors assistant coach Stackhouse looks to improve defense"

“I think on the defensive side of the ball, Steve and Mike were looking to maybe get a little bit more help there,” Stackhouse says. “When Mike left, things changed a little bit, going toward the middle of the pack on defense.

“You’ve got to be on a string, seeing man and ball – not locked into your man and having ‘oh (expletive)’ moments,” he adds. “You’ve got to be engaged. And it usually starts with transition defense. We want to make teams play against our half-court defense. I know pace is at a premium, but the best way to play a stout defense is if we can get back in transition and make them play in the half-court. I think this roster is capable of doing that.”

Kerr on numerous occasions last season, always after a loss, lamented the lack of grit exhibited by the Warriors. The defense would go soft or negligent or just plain indifferent.

Asked about his vision for the defense, Stackhouse was quick with a response.

“Physical – that's the one word that I would say,” he says. “Physical. You’ve got to be able to scramble, you’ve got to be able to rotate, and you have to see things. A lot of that is kind of built in. We want to shy away from things that go against what we don't have built-in. That's my philosophy on the defensive side of the ball since I've been coaching.

“But you always want to see your personnel and adjust accordingly, not come in so rigid where we just want to do it a certain way. There are some special talents, and they don’t have to do it the same way everybody else does. You have to understand that. And sometimes, that’s where a coach can go wrong.”

Nice to see KD being the other person besides LeBron who knows how to play with Steph

Oh god is this what Lakers fans feel like watching AD hobble after a potential injury

Perfect shot to end the game by the Chef

Steph got called for a foul for the high five but when he got hit with it wasn't called for him???

I mean they did. They had the package ready to go. The Clippers were trying to avoid the 2nd apron due to the penalties and taking back the money needed to trade PG wasn't going to allow them to do that, so they turned it down and let him walk for free

Funny enough that's what Lowe and MacMahon also question & discuss in the pod after where I clipped it (You can listen to it if you want here @5:28)

Source - The Lowe Post - "Lauri Markkanen trade rumors 👀"

2:03-5:28

Tim MacMahon:

My best educated guess is that Lauri Markkanen will not be traded this summer. He will sign the extension after Aug 6. He is not going to sign the extension on Aug 6 and live with being in constant trade rumors up to Feb 6. He's not gonna put himself in a position to where he's gonna have to deal with that as a married father with a young family that is happy in Utah. Lauri's made it clear: He likes it in Utah. He wants to be a part of the future there.

The Jazz front office, Will Hardy, they love having Lauri Markkanen. The messaging you hear out of Utah is, 'Hey. Lauri Markkanen is not on the trade block. We'll take calls. We'll listen. Do your due diligence.' He's not quote-unquote being 'shopped'. It's not like whoever makes the best bid gets him.

You mentioned like the Warriors. Lauri Markkanen at the right price for the Warriors will be unbelievable. The right price for the Warriors is not getting Lauri Markkanen.

... (analogy about selling a house)

My point is Lauri Markkanen is not on the market. That doesn't mean he won't get moved, but in all the conversations the Jazz have had. Obviously, the Warriors have been out there. Spurs in preliminary talks. Kings before they went to DeRozan. A lot of teams have called and checked in. There's have been nothing even remotely tempting from the Jazz's perspective to this point.

My forecast — and obviously this is going to be a fluid situation — my forecast is he will end up getting that renegotiation and extension. Getting that massive raise where it will be $40+ mil this year into an extension moving forward. And it will be signed after Aug 6 basically giving him a 1-year No Trade Clause.

Zach Lowe:

My best intel, talking to people — and you just never know and all you gotta do is hear and do your best — is that there will not be a trade this season. He will be on the Jazz this season. Now, I don't know if that's true, what percentage-wise that is. But if you ask me what's going to happen with Lauri Markkanen, whether he signs the 6th, 7th, 8th, 15th. I think the most likely scenario is that he's on the Jazz.

Then, they talk about the logic behind why are they trying to keep Lauri knowing Ainge likes the top guys in the next draft. And trying to understand the logic behind Ainge going after Mikal Bridges & PG, how can they thread the needle of tanking and keeping Lauri happy, etc. Feel free to click the link and listen to the rest of the pod (Up to 13:20~)

Also talks about how the Pelicans tried to trade Brandon Ingram for Jarret Allen and the Cavs have no interest in moving Jarret Allen (before they hired Kenny Atkinson and especially now after hiring Kenny)

I mean Stackhouse's rep as a defensive guy comes less from his time as a player and moreso from his time coaching Raptors 905 + what he did with the Grizzlies as the assistant in charge of defense for them before becoming the HC of Vanderbilt

Stackhouse made the 2016-18 Raptors 905 one of the best defensive D-League teams during his tenure (winning a D-League ring in 2017) + made the 2018-19 Grizzlies (ft Kyle Anderson funny enough) a top 10 defense after the 2017-18 Grizzlies were a bottom 5 defense

Close out with a hand in the air. Stick (out a) hand to deter shots. The numbers are there. Shots with a hand in the air miss more often than ones without a hand. It’s not an overhaul. It’s subtle things

Hopefully, this means an end to the "Let's leave some iffy shooters open and let them shoot and help them possibly catch a rhythm that will eventually kill us later" and an end to hearing Fitz constantly say "You see partner, Player A is a <35% shooter. It was smart to leave him open and let him shoot and you see why" or "You see partner, Player A is a <35% shooter. He normally doesn't shoot like this but he is tonight and it is killing the Warriors"