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So, the roster at this point:

PG: (Kyrie)/Russell/Exum/BWill
SG: Klay/Christie/Hardy
SF: Flagg/Marshall/Martin
PF: AD/PJ/OMax
C: Lively/Gafford/(Jones)/Powell

So, 17 players, and have to get down to 15 if they still want Jones, and if they want to retain BWill on the main roster.

Sorry, know this is a superfluous post, but I just had to get it clear in my own mind.

The problem leaving Jones off the team means he can then sign elsewhere and go to a team like Denver. I would not want an efficient C/PF that hits over 80% of his shots getting passes from Jokic, not in the west period. Valanciunis is rumored to be thinking of going over to play in Europe so Denver is probably eye balling Jones and hoping we screw it up. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2522...ings-trade

I think we really need to think in terms of playing keep away with him right now and just sign him ASAP. I think we cut or trade Omax to make room for Exum and then to make room for Kai (83.6% FG%) we dump or sell off Powell who has an expiring contract so Boston or similar salary cap teams will likely want him to lower salary and provide his 3rd string center and towell waving talents. 

Kai easily gives us a guy that can score more effectively than most and he surely can do anything Powell can if not a great deal more. If he continues to improve he easily earn rotation minutes and force us to play PJ more at SF. He even hit a 3 last season and everything he did was as a new guy meaning under pressure to perform and boy did he. Every time he got on the court he seemed to pull off something special. With our injury history at center and PF I would think adding Jones is a no brainer. 

Omax has a $3Mill. salary and Powell is $4Mill. 

Hardy at $6 Mill. has a decent enough 3 point shooting % at his young age to warrant keeping him and seeing if he can improve it another level. 

Martin should be given a pass late in the season when he came back from injury he may have not been fully ready to return to duty. I'd like to see what he can do here if given an offseason to fit in and being fully returned to health. 

Naji would be next on the totem pole to target in letting go and I would prefer to keep him and hope he develops a sense of restraint on 3's such that he learns his spots where he can hit a 3 and just focus on getting to the basket when he has the ball. 

We still have a 3rd 2 way to use and I believe using it on a center would balance things better since we do have a wing and a PG on 2 ways. We seem to be developing 2 way talent better than most teams. Sharp 7'5" and Cisse 6"11" along with Cooper, Kelly, and Nembhard as a starting unit in summer league may be very interesting to watch.