06-25-2023, 07:21 AM
(06-25-2023, 05:21 AM)Branduil Wrote: True, but two things to consider:
1) George's contract has only two years left, with a player option next offseason. So you can evaluate how to go forward after this season.
2) Imagine a scenario where
a) The Luka/Kyrie fit is still bad, AND
b) Hardy takes a big leap and now looks like someone who could start
So now you're stuck in a situation where Hardy deserves a starting spot, but can't be on the floor with Kyrie, who is still a bad fit. Trading Kyrie for Paul George would allow you to try out a Luka/Hardy/Green/PG3/C lineup with strong two-way potential, and now you basically enter a two-year transition window where you can try to win with Luka + PG3 while the young players develop.
There's a lot of ifs, but I don't think it's the most unlikely scenario that we end up in a bad place again with Luka + Kyrie.
I agree, that Kyrie is a worse fit than PG, but I think PG has a big chance to be done.
And I don't want to have a pending-FA-star again.
And we would need a real PG then also.
That's a lot of issues. I think signing Kyrie is better than doing strange SnT-shennigans.
If he refuses to sign a reasonable contract.
You can look at other options.