07-22-2023, 01:44 PM
This off-season was a solid A. Easily. Deft draft maneuvering. Love Lively and Omax. Got our guy in GW. Kyrie at reasonable-ish $ and term. Seth is a nice value signing and a deadly shooter who should get tons of open looks. A flyer on Exum. I think Holmes is a serviceable big with a chip on his shoulder. Powell knows the system, is a leader and great mentor for the youth.
To top it all off, there has been no panic trade for an overpaid big man. They may still add someone like Capela to serve as a bridge to Lively if the price is right. But if they don’t? It’s better than burning assets unnecessarily. Drawing lines in negotiations and seemingly sticking to them. Progress!
We have a young core for what seems like the first time in forever. We have flexibility. We still have some draft capital to use for another upgrade.
I seriously don’t understand how anyone can be less than thrilled by this off-season. This is just the first step of a multi-step process. Next up: extend Josh Green. See how Luka and Kyrie vibe. See what we have in Lively and Omax (and Hardy.) and then make moves accordingly.
The wild card in it all being Kidd (and his staff.) It better be a pretty short leash he’s on after his shit show nightmare performance last season.
To top it all off, there has been no panic trade for an overpaid big man. They may still add someone like Capela to serve as a bridge to Lively if the price is right. But if they don’t? It’s better than burning assets unnecessarily. Drawing lines in negotiations and seemingly sticking to them. Progress!
We have a young core for what seems like the first time in forever. We have flexibility. We still have some draft capital to use for another upgrade.
I seriously don’t understand how anyone can be less than thrilled by this off-season. This is just the first step of a multi-step process. Next up: extend Josh Green. See how Luka and Kyrie vibe. See what we have in Lively and Omax (and Hardy.) and then make moves accordingly.
The wild card in it all being Kidd (and his staff.) It better be a pretty short leash he’s on after his shit show nightmare performance last season.
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