In Nico We Trust

[Chicagojk]

I know it's fashionable to MinMax rosters by either going all-in on tanking (OKC) or all-in on win-now trades (Phoenix). But to me, the mark of a truly good GM is to find that balance between winning now AND later. With moves like this draft night for the future and Kyrie/FA for the present, I think Nico is proving that he's got the right mindset. We're lucky to have him.

That is my take as well.  It is not either/or imo.  I am in favor of trying to do both.  It also protects you against crazy happening.   

Time will tell if they made the right moves and there were probably more win now moves available.   Would they have made them favorites?   I am in favor of the wave theory.   Maybe one guy hits this year.  Maybe next year 1-2 more hit.  Maybe one never hits.  But, I like having a competitive team and a national media look in and say, man where did all this young talent come from?  And it is not like they are useless until they hit.   They will get better, then hit a rough patch and then hopefully get better.   We are asking these young players to fill roles.  Not carry franchises.  That is one of the reason young franchises fail because they need their youngster to develop into winning stars.   We just need them to be good at what they are strong at while slowly improving what they are not good at.