(01-24-2024, 12:21 PM)mvossman Wrote: I'm confused. Who is talking about free agency? At most we will have the MLE next offseason. Any significant move this team makes in the next year and a half will almost definitely be a trade. Other than that its just semantics. What you describe is what someone else would call waiting for the right guy. Its a spectrum. You don't want to wait for perfect, but you also don't want to pull the trigger just to pull the trigger.
As far as that player we need, we desperately need two way players. Do we have one on this team? Maybe Exum? Its almost impossible to contend without two way players. Otherwise you are constantly trading out offense for defense and you can't ever be good at both. Two way players are expensive. We likely don't have the assets at the TDL to get one. We will next offseason. That should be the goal. Doing anything this TDL that hampers that goal is likely a mistake.
Yes, you're confused. I'm merely replying to "wait to for the right player" comment of the poster before me - which is largely a generalization that includes trades and free agency.
The idea of upgrading your roster is several things combined - including salary and cap considerations. But not doing anything (because you think you can do better later) also comes at a cost. I don't feel that it is adequately factored in.
Obviously no one wants to make poor decisions, but I have to think the front office understands "waiting" is also a gamble if there are opportunities to upgrade.