05-28-2025, 01:04 AM
I've been off the board for a while and I'm wondering...
Is there any appetite for a development year/rebuild year?
Something that brings us some additional draft equity to develop this coming season with the expectation that we'd probably be in the lottery again in 2026.
My simplest solution would be Anthony Davis to the 76ers i.e for Paul George, the #3 pick and a future first.
We then trade #3 to the Nets i.e for #8, 19 and 36 this season.
We draft Demin or Jakucionis at #8. We let them run the point for the coming season with Brandon Williams as the backup.
We draft some wings with the later picks.
We trade Gafford for some draft capital.
We tell Kyrie we want him to rehab until 26/27.
We get another top 8 or so draft pick next year.
We go into 2026/27 with Kyrie back in the rotation.
Kyrie/Demin or Jakucionis/Brandon Williams
Klay/Draft pick/Max Christie
PG3/Naji/Martin/draft pick
Cooper Flagg/PJW
Lively/PJW/draft pick
3 hall-of-famers raising some great young talent in 26/27. It didn't work out for the Warriors but they didn't have anybody at Cooper Flagg's level. They didn't really have anyone at Derek Lively's level.
The West will be brutal this season and I don't see a path to us finishing top 6 this coming season with someone like Chris Paul or Lonzo Ball as the point guard. I'd rather build through youth and development now that we have been blessed with Cooper Flagg and Derek Lively.
Is there any appetite for a development year/rebuild year?
Something that brings us some additional draft equity to develop this coming season with the expectation that we'd probably be in the lottery again in 2026.
My simplest solution would be Anthony Davis to the 76ers i.e for Paul George, the #3 pick and a future first.
We then trade #3 to the Nets i.e for #8, 19 and 36 this season.
We draft Demin or Jakucionis at #8. We let them run the point for the coming season with Brandon Williams as the backup.
We draft some wings with the later picks.
We trade Gafford for some draft capital.
We tell Kyrie we want him to rehab until 26/27.
We get another top 8 or so draft pick next year.
We go into 2026/27 with Kyrie back in the rotation.
Kyrie/Demin or Jakucionis/Brandon Williams
Klay/Draft pick/Max Christie
PG3/Naji/Martin/draft pick
Cooper Flagg/PJW
Lively/PJW/draft pick
3 hall-of-famers raising some great young talent in 26/27. It didn't work out for the Warriors but they didn't have anybody at Cooper Flagg's level. They didn't really have anyone at Derek Lively's level.
The West will be brutal this season and I don't see a path to us finishing top 6 this coming season with someone like Chris Paul or Lonzo Ball as the point guard. I'd rather build through youth and development now that we have been blessed with Cooper Flagg and Derek Lively.