07-20-2026, 08:34 AM
(07-20-2026, 07:24 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: I think May will have the offense look different. Mostly better but there may be some things worse. I am looking forward to seeing the change though.
I think they clearly need another creator...even if you assume Flagg makes a jump in that area. At this stage, I think you need to assume Kyrie plays 55ish games. If true, Dallas needs other options when he is not available. The team cannot fall off the cliff when he is not playing. Finding a creator who is one of your top 7 players is the goal. It is tricky because you want to balance 3-4 years vs the now. Although I would be fine relocating some assets to the backcourt even if you got older and that player may or may not be viable in that 3-4 year window.
My view, even with a really nice Sergio summer league is my ideal pairing to start the year would be a backcourt of Kyrie, Max, Sasser and X. The X is a combo guard who can play with Kyrie and then play when Kyrie is off the floor. Sergio gets minutes to begin the year when Kyrie is out.
I keep thinking this exact thing has to be in the works with Klay, Naji, PJ, and Gaff no longer fitting the timeline. I love those guys, but would like to see some combination of them moved to do exactly what you said.