2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[dirkfansince1998]

Safe to say the whole "rookie contract/early cap space" part of Luka's era here was a failure on the part of the front office. I just think some of us started grieving earlier than others. I mourned all of this over a year ago when it became clear Porzingis had been an extremely expensive misfire, but held out hope that they could snag someone this past summer with the last bit of cap room. Once Giannis signed that extension though, it was all probably over in reality (I realize there were still other paths that could've led to a better place than they we are now - just saying). 

Hell, I give credit to @ItsGoTime and some others who knew the cap space wouldn't work out. They were right! I still think the right choices could've made that plan work for the team, it's just that they targeted the top level, who (predictably) didn't want to come play with a Euro who was barely old enough to drink. 

This is where I am at. Well...except for the capspace could have worked part. Maybe I am just out of energy for another rant. I complained about the Johnson/Burke/WCS summer. Was super toxic when they traded for Redick. Lashed out when they presented Bullock and Brown as the new key pieces last summer.
I am not overly positive but at least they realized that the current path with KP was a dead end. It should have happened earlier but it is a small step in the right direction. Maybe they will fall right back into the same old patterns next summer. But for now I am more hopeful than a week ago.