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Henry and David go toe-to-toe over “the Shai plan”

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BY HENRY ABBOTT and DAVID THORPE
To recreate “the Shai plan,” would teams like the Raptors have to pony up their young superstars—like Scottie Barnes? ANDREW LAHODYNSKYJ/GETTY IMAGES

During a recent TrueHoop content meeting, things got a bit heated between Henry and David as they debated several facets of the current trade season, including Jimmy Butler, the impending financial shackles hindering most of the league’s teams, and how some teams—namely the Raptors and Sixers—might rebuild using what “the Shai plan.”

While defining “the Shai plan” might have revealed a rift in our ranks, it also generated one of the most entertaining discussions in TrueHoop history.

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