04-17-2023, 06:43 PM
(04-17-2023, 05:09 PM)omahen Wrote:
Personally, I would prefer a more proven center or I rather keep the pick and draft best player available.
Yeah the problem is always the same. Our assets are so limited that trading #10 for Mark Williams seems a reach. For a team like the Thunder it would be nothing. They just reach into their locker of 15 first round picks and find an appropriate package. For us it would probably be best to keep the pick, draft and develop the (projected/evaluated) BPA. Projecting young players is the only way out of this mess. People simply need to understand that players like Anunoby that are young, proven, on a good contract, are prime assets that can attract a lot of bidders that are in a better spot than us. We can only secure distressed assets in trades that nobody else is willing to (over)pay for.
We cannot outbid teams for proven players, but that´s all that Cuban wants. This is basically the last off-season they can change their approach. If they go for more Kyrie, THJ, Bullock, McGee types, Luka is out in 12 months. Guaranteed. You can´t go old in a league that is trending young AND overpay for it,too.