Trade & FA 2023-24: Sexton On the Market? | ORL Likes Hartenstein?

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Generally speaking I don´t see the need for a Wiggins or WCJ. We need a classic offensive player, a play-making guard that is offense first with acceptable defense. We need a Jason Terry-type (to not say Brunson) to simply gain more tactical flexibility, not more of DJJ, Washington, Kleber, Green or Hardy. Even if say Kidd has analyzed that we need more play-making and shooting to break down the Celtics. That begs the question, who is the scoring weapon you insert into the S5 for Gafford? Green, Kleber, THJ? Are they really more of a threat? Can they create or space the floor more than Gafford. Right now we simply have a Plan A on offense (even more than on defense) that we can not change much, because we simply do not have the players for it. That doesn´t change with another Wiggins or WCJ.

Regarding the Hartenstein contract. I actually dread the situation that we have Washington and Gafford and Lively on these cheap contracts now. Every contract you can extend now under the current CBA/salary cap structure will probably be value in a few years. We´ll instead probably have to pay our guys $30M in two years and Hartenstein´s $20M contract will look great.