02-02-2023, 11:41 AM
(02-02-2023, 10:09 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: I agree. I will gladly take a top 20 player to pair with Luka, but I hope that isn't the only plan. Lets find some dawgs and tough guys who can play in important games. Maybe 3rd best players on a team. If you add two of those guys, this team is much better. How would we look if we added a JET, Matrix and Chandler to this team? All have warts but all were championship players. Luka can bridge the gap if you find the right kind of players...even if they are really #3 type players. They need to be the right type of players though.
Another example, Bojan was traded for Kelly Olynyk this offseason. Two years ago, Lauri was traded for a late first and Derrick Jones. How about finding those type of deals over the next 12 months?
I have found myself coming more and more around to this line of thinking. They don't need a star next to Luka, and their efforts to land them in either free agency or via trade (KP) have been disasters. Luka really just needs quality 2 way starters next to him in order to contend. Folks have posted that Iztok piece pointing out that their top 5 salary guys are all sub par defenders. That needs to change.
As far as the trades you mention above, lets hope that the Wood trade turns out to be a good example.