07-15-2022, 02:47 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-15-2022, 02:50 PM by KillerLeft.)
(07-15-2022, 02:38 PM)cow Wrote: If you want cap space next summer, and I haven't looked a the free agent class, there is a realistic trade to make now. Tim + Bertans + Powell.
You know, this thought has seemed bonkers to me until I looked at the FA lists for '23 and '24 this afternoon.
I LOATHE Westbrook's game, but if getting to a MAX slot is the goal, '23 would be preferable to '24 because of potential targets, and it would happen faster, which is obviously better for the "Luka clock" aspect.
And, I haven't done the math, but moving BOTH Bertans AND Hardaway might even provide for keeping Wood and/or Kleber's cap holds? Not sure about that part.
I don't hate it as much as I did a week ago. It would absolutely be punting on this season, I think, but then again, they DO need another creator. Would Westbrook be willing to come off the bench? Probably not, I'd think.