10-03-2022, 12:51 PM
(10-03-2022, 10:03 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I like your depth chart, but don’t necessarily agree about them trading a big. $11mm for Powell is a sunk cost. He may get some regular minutes and he is certainly able to step into a bench role if one of the bigs ahead of him is out for some period. That’s important for a team trying to chase home court and a long playoff run.
Clearing out the 12-15 spots on the roster this summer allowed them to put real depth on the team. 6-9 is really strong, but an unsung part of the offseason is the improvement of those last several roster spots. I like the way their depth allows them to adapt to just about anyone being out for a period of time in a way they couldn’t last season.
The big exception being they have no answer for Luka or Dinwiddie missing games. That Powell contract actually has some value as an expiring, and even more so at the TDL. I hope they leverage it to trade for some rotation level playmaking.