Rock and a Hard Place

[MarkAguirreWrathofGod]

I’m ok with the status quo wait for summer approach. My ideal (realistic) outcome would be trading for a future core piece, let’s say Vanderbilt for arguments sake. I’d include Dinwiddie in a deal like that. If we can turn Dinwiddie, Bullock and some second round picks into Vanderbilt/Conley (or even Vandy/D.Rose) without giving up a first round pick or Hardy that’s the ideal to me. This requires a third team to include a first round pick for Utah and thus is unlikely. But something like this.

Accelerate Hardy’s development schedule and play him 20 minutes per night no matter what. Josh Green is a 30 minute per night player with no Bullock blocking him. Then you re-sign Wood with Vanderbilt “protecting” him at the 4.

Young core: Wood/Vandy/Green/Hardy/Luka. All picks available this summer to trade. Vet leaders like Powell, Maxi, DFS, THJ remain. You have Bertans and THJ here as salary matching to acquire a “star” this summer. Re-sign Powell as backup C. Best way I can see to maximize what we have going here. We have flexibility for the all in love to be for Turner, OG, Siakam, Dame. In fact, we’d probably be looking for another shooter/playmaker at this point that isn’t a sieve on defense like Spencer is. And someone like FVV would actually fit quite neatly to bridge the gap during Hardy’s development and still leave us with some assets to spare for depth or to actually draft young players with.