Does David Kahn think hes the smartest guy in the room?
Kahn insisted on Draft night that he envisioned Rubio and Flynn playing together. As that would involve one of them playing out of position for the first time in his life, no one believes him. There is the expectation that there is another shoe to drop, that one of them — probably Rubio, who can go back to Spain for a year or two — ultimately will be dealt. Whether it’s to New York (whose priority, remember, is still clearing cap space for 2010) or another actor is yet to be determined. Kahn, who has time on his side, is in no hurry; Rubio’s value will only go up in the next year or two, not down. I’m guessing that when all is said and done, Kahn’s going to do much better than people currently believe on this deal. Or deals. Is Kahn off of Steve Kerr’s holiday card list? By taking Rubio and Flynn, Kahn submarined a Phoenix-Golden State trade that would have sent Amar’e Stoudemire to the Warriors for Andris Biedrins, Marco Belinelli and the seventh pick. No one expected that pick to b
