Building Around Cooper: A Backward-Looking Thought Experiment

[Smitty]

Dybansta would work.   Peterson would be a perfect fit with the current roster.   Boozer is a tougher fit, but sign me up for him too.

I expect Kyrie isn't going anywhere.  I want to see how he looks after injury.   I am hoping Kyrie and the flexibility of Coop will make Kyrie an exception.  BTW I am fine if Nembhard eventually develops into a backup 4'10 point guard too.  With Kyrie though, are we looking 2 years out...or can he play at a high level or 3 or more years.  That is tbd imo.

I agree with your opinion of the top 3 prospects. For Kyrie, I listened to a podcast, can’t remember which one, but the point made was that a team built around Flagg doesn’t necessarily have to be one where the second best player is at Guard, but that the Guard still needs to be a high level guy. I lean towards agreeing with that also. If your second best player is also a Wing/Forward. Say, Dybantsa, Boozer, Wilson, Ament, depending on where they pick and how they stack it. There’s a world in which I think just having a high level guy at Guard is just fine. I don’t think that’s Kyrie 3 years from now, but that would be the guy to get next if you’re thinking more long-term Flagg building.