05-13-2024, 12:02 PM
(05-13-2024, 11:41 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Me neither. They are a long way away. They shouldn't be as bad as they were this year.
I think they have two guys in a healthy Cade and Duran who can't help you win games. After that, I think Thompson and Ivey are intriguing developmental guys. It seems like the rest of the roster are a bunch of odd fitting parts who they hope develop but really don't have any rhyme or reason on team building. Add the 5th pick to this equation as well.
I am not sure overpaying for a veteran piece is the answer. Especially if it is going to take 25 million to do that. They definitely need some veteran pieces though. Tough to have a veteran who can still play have any excitement playing for a bad team.
in summary, while they are a long way away, a Cade, Duran, Thompson and Ivey pairing is a solid group of young prospects.
The real answer is trading Cade away to some team that will overpay. Cade is good, but he's not a franchise player.
Duren is good. Also not a franchise player. Thompson is a transformative perimeter defender, also hard to imagine him being a 1st option. They have to rebuild from their rebuild at this point. One of the worst avenues a team can be in.
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