(03-13-2023, 04:45 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Kyrie out now. wood is questionable
Cuban finally gotten smart?
Looking at our remaining schedule and the Hornets (4th odds lock) new found desire to win basketball games as a good luck lottery charm (0.500 over their last 20 games); it doesn´t take much fantasy to see us go 2-12 or 3-11 over these last 14 games, which would take us comfortably into the bottom 10 records imho. Push for the play-offs, finish a possible 5-9 and you are a 1-2% chance away from converting a top 14 pick to the Knicks. Depressing.
Even without the top 10 lottery protection, we should not risk Luka´s health for this trash season. It might be worth to shut him down just for long-term heatlh security. Let´s be honest, Kyrie does not need a reason not to play basketball. As long as you guarantee him his 200M contract in the summer, he probably could not care less.
Now I have no doubt Cuban would immediately flip the 8th or 9th pick for a veteran player (that probably sucks according to recent results), but it´s still the correct approach. And *fingers crossed* we get Wembanyama or Henderson, I think we are immediately top 5 in the betting odds for the NBA title next season, before free agency even starts.
