02-04-2022, 07:43 PM
(02-04-2022, 07:32 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: They managed to turn two first round picks (Usman Garuba, Isaiah Stewart) and Trent Jr into Bledsoe, Winslow and a 2nd round pick.
I would say, at least they tried. They went after RoCo at peak of his value, but you can't really blame them due to their situation. The big mistake was the Powell deal. Basically one move that was super strange due to rest of roster construction. And while they got plenty of proof in the second half of last season that Lillard-McCullom-Powell will not work, they doubled down on experiment by giving Powell 90 mil deal. Not bad on its own, but bad in their roster construction. If they kept Trent or traded him for a legit wing instead of Powell, the whole thing might be much different. Or if they traded McCullom for the wing.
GM paid for this by getting sacked in an ugly way and the new one is cleaning up the mess.