07-20-2021, 05:28 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-20-2021, 05:31 PM by HoosierDaddyKid.)
(07-20-2021, 04:50 PM)mvossman Wrote: I don't think they are quite as far as you are stating from competing, especially if KP gets back to what he was last year. I don't think Cuban brought in Nico and Kidd to trade away players for picks. That's not something he did back when it made sense, and I would argue it probably does not make sense now. Luka is about to sign his first extension. The clock is ticking. They have 34 in cap and need to add two starters, preferably one who is at least close to "star". If they have to go old (Lowry/Conley), bad fit (DeRozan), out for a year (Kawhi) or overpay an RFA (Collins/Ball) they are going to go balls out to get that star. And if they completely fail on getting a star, then they will go hard at second tier guys (Powell, Fournier, Holmes, Barton, Schroder, Dinwiddie) and there are a lot of guys around the MLE that could easily start on this team.
There are probably over 20 guys out there before you get to Wright/Richardson level. We are one of the few teams that has significant cap space and can spend well over MLE on multiple players. This is it. I don't think they can push the can down the road any more after Luka signs his extension. They have to get some talent in, and I think they will do anything they can to do it.
That's a BIG if. If my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle. All jokes aside, I don't think KP has the motivation to be one of the best bigs in the league. He sulks a lot when things aren't going his way. Add his injury history to the mix, it's a slippery slope going forward. I hope he busts his ass to get better, because he can make a big difference. I just don't think he has any dog in him.
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