2022 NBA Draft: #37 Jaden Hardy (6' 3", 6' 9" WS) to DAL | two 2nds to SAC

[KillerLeft]

This team needs an infusion of talent.

Every team always needs an infusion of talent. This is like saying "we're going to need food tomorrow." 

Doesn't change the circumstances, imho. Whether the team is guaranteed to repeat the success of this season next year isn't really the issue, to me. Their roster situation is. 

If, through normal business (not wasting assets for a tunnel vision purpose), a roster spot is created, and if there isn't a package available that makes enough sense merit inclusion of the right to pick at 26 on draft night, sure - they should draft a player. And sure, they should of course have that contingency in their plans, complete with an idea of who they want to choose there. 

If you say "make a pick, no matter what"...have you thought about how they're likely to do that? That would 100% mean Ntilikina is gone, I'd think, at a minimum. They're not going to "cut" Boban or Burke. Not going to happen. 

Is the player at #26 really going to have more promise than Ntilikina? I'm skeptical. 

Just doesn't feel like a year when taking a stab at a low first rounder makes the most sense, but I guess we'll see.

Again, it's not adding young talent that I'm against - it's wasting talent to create the room to add talent. This is not a problem that comes up very often. Like, I'm not certain the team has ever been in this situation during my fandom.