06-27-2025, 10:15 AM
(06-27-2025, 09:59 AM)mvossman Wrote: I'm in the minority. I think we are on the same page regarding centers, and I think its silly to play AD at the 4 more than a couple of minutes a game. I think the best way to balance the roster it to send out one of the centers (including AD) in a trade.
As for Nico, I prefer to brace myself for what is very likely to happen. He has done nothing to warrant a clean slate. Two of his biggest wins are rewards for incompetence (Flagg and Lively). Now that he is traded away all of the future draft picks, he can't me rewarded for incompetence again.
All the draft picks... well...
2026 - we have our pick
2027 - to Charlotte
2028 - swap with OKC
2029 - to Houston or Brooklyn
2030 - swap with San Antonio
2031 on - we have our picks (for now)
There's a three-year wilderness there - and we'll see about 2030. In any event, 2026 is the most likely to be a good pick, given Kyrie's absence and Cooper's rookiedom.
In any event, I'd say we got lucky in the right draft.
I still think the Luka trade was league-instigated and with the promise of Flagg. But if so, he doesn't receive credit for the dividends.