05-13-2025, 03:45 PM
(05-13-2025, 02:43 PM)cow Wrote: It's not about thinking Nico will screw this up or doom and gloom, it's just looking at realities and wanting to build for the future instead of investing more in a core that will age out in three years time. We could move players and invest assets to trying and get a chip with AD/Kyrie and certainly be competitive, but I don't that's the correct road to go down. My entire focus would be on the long term development of Cooper Flagg and the team we need to put around him and since we haven't seen him play in the NBA, that's a lot of unknowns and shortcutting the process always blew up in our face with our last star.
I agree 1000% on taking a step back and building for the future around Flagg. Playing for just the next two years, even if it did lead to a championship, would be unsatisfying if it led to a long rebuild with no assets.
I would love an AD for Paul George + #3, and a couple of future unprotected 1sts (either Philly's or LAC's)
A S/T for Kyrie getting back short-term contracts + picks or young assets.
And be open to trading other pieces as well.
I'd look to create a framework around Flagg, Edgecomb (unless you can get the Spirs to swap spots for Harper) and Lively, and go into next off-season with moveable contracts and some valuable picks to deal for an ideal player that fits Flagg and your young core. I could see Dumont being down for that with a mid-20s team ready to compete for a championship as it moves to a new arena.