07-02-2022, 10:01 AM
(07-02-2022, 09:57 AM)Kammrath Wrote: Quotes from Skin Wade...
Two thoughts from me:
1) Sounds like they made the decision to not lock up JB last summer and instead to go into the season with him as a trade asset. That backfired when they could not find a deal they liked. That seems to have been from the fact that other teams knew he was heading to NYK. They do not think JB is a championship piece next to Luka.
2) The "18 months from now" seems to be about when they think Luka will be ready to compete for the title. Seems they think next year (2022-2023) is not realistic, but the year after (2023-2024) is the beginning of their legit window of contention.
In 18 months they'll be at the trade deadline with all their future picks available to trade. No good young pieces to add, so hopefully that's enough to land a real impact player.