Trade & FA 2025-26: Free Agency Starts 5pm CST/6pm EST

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Seems pretty optimistic to lump Cisse into the building block bucket.  Even Lively is hard to count on as a core piece as his health is always a concern.  Coop is a future MVP candidate and Max and Nembhard seem like good role players, but your list is why I think this team is 3 or 4 years away from being a contender again, not 1 or 2 years.  That's why I'm in the tear it down and start over camp.  I don't think there's a competitive window available on Kyrie or ADs timeline, so accumulating as much draft capital as you can in the near term is important.

I don't think Cisse will ever become starter material but I do think he has the potential to be a solid and cheap backup.
I think his ceiling is something like Mihinmi.

My point is that there is a path to build a decent contender if some of our young guys develop, draft picks are acquired and chosen/managed effectively, and we are able to acquire some fitting young pieces via trades. Hopefully that situation will attract a decent 3rd option caliber FA.  Obviously, we won't hit on everyone we acquire via drafts and trades, but I do think there can be a positive outlook for this team considering we have the hardest piece to get which is a future MVP candidate. 
Christie is already a solid player at age 22 and I still think he has some upside. I see Nemhbard more as a Barea comparison than a Yogi as some have mentioned.

I do agree we are realistically 3 or 4 years away no matter what and we are wasting precious time trying to compete with Kyrie/AD/Klay.