Mahorn, despite his defensive prowess, wasn't too important to the Pistons' success. Two days after the first title, they left him off their list of eight protected players and he was taken in the expansion draft by Minnesota; the Pistons repeated without him. I see Green as being very similar...
Doctor J is not walking through that door, Moses Malone is not walking through that door, Maurice Cheeks is not walking through that door, Celtics in five...if the Sixers are lucky.
He put the Guard in DC because it's run by the Feds therefore there is no governor, mayor, city council, etc. to push back and cause problems. He would've done it in Philthy if he didn't have to worry about your city's scumbag politicians.