11-16-2025, 02:43 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-16-2025, 02:46 PM by khaled1987.)
(11-16-2025, 01:37 PM)mvossman Wrote: I would be really surprised if this organization or Cuban is thinking win now this season. The fact that Dumont is personally keeping AD from getting on the court is a very strong signal that the focus is now long term. But I don't think anybody is seriously considering a long term tear down either. Not only because they don't have their own picks, but also because its not good for your prized prospect to lose for several years in a row. I am guessing the mindset is to be very careful with injured players, get a good draft pick and make trades to get younger. Whether AD and Kyrie stay here will probably be more about what those guys want than anything else.
So I think they will need some of the first two types of GM in year one but likely shift into the third kind of GM soon after.
It isn't necessarily this season, the team tanked at the end of 2023 season but had the franchise direction laser focused on win now anyway. Same when your franchise player gets injured, like with the Pacers. They will be aiming for a ring in 2027 despite hoping for the 1st pick in 2026.
The direction here determines what is priority, for example, I think there are ways to get the 2027 back and the Hornets would be happy, Maybe even with OKC, but there will be a price to pay.
Or if you are making a trade, do you want a vet who helps to win now, or you look for a decent prospect. When you hire, do you go for someone whose strongest attribute is talent evaluation and draft? or Someone good in roster construction?
The last sentence is what worries me tbh, it means they will try to get it all. The whole "2 timelines" thing, which isn't going to end well IMO.
(11-16-2025, 01:54 PM)cow Wrote: If I were Dumont, and especially if I were him, I wouldn't share any preconceived direction I have during the interview process nor would I be married to that notion beyond long term success and how to maximize Flagg. I'd have the interview candidate sell me on their vision, player evaluations and plans to get to success. Their thoughts could bolster my position or sell me on something completely different. I need to undo a lot of the reputational and financial damage I did to this team and that I signed off on. I need to be smart enough to now what I don't know.
I mean, that sound good, but who are your candidates in such case? Who would you interview? You still need to identify a type and look for the one that impresses you the most.
I mean, if it was a normal job, you would want your applicants to share their vision, but from my understanding, it is teams that approach candidates first, and then ask them to impress them.