02-04-2024, 11:16 AM
(02-04-2024, 11:03 AM)Winter Wrote: I don't think "waiting" is a strategy unless you know who you're waiting for and whether it's realistic. We could have more assets only to be faced with a limited number of two-way players (see above problem).
There are players like Gafford and maybe Portis that I would argue are available now and would be significant players on this roster. Maybe we can't afford them, but I think it's mostly that we haven't been very creative. Perhaps this Front Office is different. I doubt they're thinking let's do nothing and hold onto our assets just in case there's some top tier two-way players hitting the market. If I were Luca, that would be the last thing I wanted to hear. I hope that's not the how this FO works.
There are 30 teams competing for the best players. You're going to have to work to upgrade your roster, and you're going to have to look for every opportunity to do that.
I wish we'd go ahead and make the move. As you said, there are only a few teams looking to tank and a very limited number of good players on the market right now. I'd like to add Isaiah Stewart, Gafford or Avdija before someone else grabs them. I think each would be worth our top-10 protected 2027 pick.