Building Around Cooper: A Backward-Looking Thought Experiment

[DanSchwartzgan]

The trade PJ crowd will probably have to wait for a bit at minimum, his value is low right now. What could you possibly get for him? Maybe if they end up drafting Boozer/Wilson/Ament or something and there's no minutes for him you accept the value loss. 

I think he'll be fine with Kyrie and with Flagg further developed plus hopefully some top guard prospect. 6th man is mostly just your 3rd playmaker these days, maybe the draft pick takes that role early on next season.

If one of those guys is your pick (especially Wilson or Ament), he probably comes off the bench to start.  That would fit your theory about giving PJ time to rebuild value.  BTW, Ament is now going 8th on the Tankathon mock draft, which is about the spot the top PG's run out in the current mock.