06-26-2025, 01:46 PM
(06-26-2025, 12:59 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Isn't that the rub. Someone like White might be THE last piece needed for a championship in the next 3 years...might be. But, robbing assets from the next iteration of the team after the old guys are gone seems shortsighted. Won't we need those assets to restock around Flagg?
So, what level guy might make it worth the gamble? Is it someone at White's level? Or, does it HAVE to be someone younger who will still be around for the Flagg/Lively/Christie era?
Is AD/PJ/Flagg/White/Kyrie with Lively/Naji/Christe/Klay/PG bench good enough to be a contender? Probably not this season with Kyrie injury and Flagg being a rookie, but I could definitely see the argument for the following year. It would depend on health and Flagg development. There is probably an argument not to do anything significant this year and see what we have with Flagg and other things before making the big push next offseason. There is concern that if we manage to stay semi healthy in the frontcourt there will be a massive logjam and somebody is going to lose minutes and value (with Gafford being the most likely).