12-20-2022, 05:27 PM
(12-20-2022, 03:54 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Also bad news. Suns managed to build a contender despite Sarver. Imagine if the new owner is willing to pay luxury tax and not trying to unload rotation pieces.
When it comes to Western Conference foes I'm not too concerned with the Suns going forward. Chris Paul is way past his prime and Booker, Bridges, Ayton doesn't scare me.
The scary ones are Memphis with a 23 year old Ja Morant (same age as Luka) , New Orleans with Zion, Ingram, and a potential lakers top 5 pick.
But then we need to be honest and discuss the teams out West who are armed with super young talent and picks. The Rockets and Thunder have been tanking for years. If OKC gets Wembanyama to go along with SGA, Giddey, and Chet Holmgren they could be a problem. They are armed with a ton of picks to add pretty much anyone they want. Or if the Rockets add him to Jabari Smith, Jalen Green, Sengun, Tari Eason, and Porter Jr.? Well Houston, we have a problem.
The Jazz dont fit the young category, but they rebuilt with a war chest of 1st rounders and tradeable players.
To me this points to the Mavs having a pretty small window to compete. We are talking team tank, but it better be a short quick rebuild before the young gun teams out West start to grow and mature.