That´s exactly the reason why you want off Porzingis/THJ off this team. It´s 50M in cap allocation that barely makes us any better. Now I´m in no way suggesting that this team is good enough to keep fighting for a title with Doncic/Brunson/Bullock/DFS as a core, but if you re-shuffle the deck correctly, you can get there so quickly.
Holmes + Bagley + Kings 2023 first round pick unprotected for Porzingis.
THJ + Kleber to the Celtics for Horford + Schroeder
Bamba + two 2nd round picks for the TPE
Doncic/Schroeder
Brunson/Green
Bullock/DFS
Bagley/Powell
Holmes/Bamba/Horford
That´s a situation where you can do virtually everything.
1.) Just keep the majority of the team together, because it is working
2.) package the big expiring Horford deal + your now available (additional) 1st round future picks + young talent (Bamba, Bagley, Green, the 2022 pick) for Lillard
3.) use the picks to create the necessary max capslot to outright sign or initiate a S&T process for Beal
We need to set ourselves up now. Porzingis/THJ are addition by subtraction, especially THJ who should be dealt at almost all costs.
Holmes + Bagley + Kings 2023 first round pick unprotected for Porzingis.
THJ + Kleber to the Celtics for Horford + Schroeder
Bamba + two 2nd round picks for the TPE
Doncic/Schroeder
Brunson/Green
Bullock/DFS
Bagley/Powell
Holmes/Bamba/Horford
That´s a situation where you can do virtually everything.
1.) Just keep the majority of the team together, because it is working
2.) package the big expiring Horford deal + your now available (additional) 1st round future picks + young talent (Bamba, Bagley, Green, the 2022 pick) for Lillard
3.) use the picks to create the necessary max capslot to outright sign or initiate a S&T process for Beal
We need to set ourselves up now. Porzingis/THJ are addition by subtraction, especially THJ who should be dealt at almost all costs.