01-09-2023, 03:35 PM
(01-09-2023, 02:31 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I'd prefer the "dumps" to be guys who aren't useful rotation pieces like McGee and Bertans, and both Bullock and Dinwiddie would be preferable ship outs from among the rotation players
To me the fact that they're actively shopping Hardaway as opposed to the others kind of telegraphs what the plan is and is what many of us have been saying for a while. This season was always going to be a transition season until we finally got off the KP trade so that we can finally have the flexibility to restructure the roster without mortgaging wayyyyy out into the future. After they signed the DFS and Maxi extensions I felt like it became pretty clear that they had created this hierarchy of importance to keep this season as they restructure everything:
Our Lord and Savior:
Luka
Most important assets to hold through this trade deadline:
Green/Hardy/FRPs
Role players they defined as keepers:
Maxi/DFS
To me it was pretty clear that anyone else in our rotation not in this list would not be on our team past either this offseason or next season's trade deadline. Hopefully Wood gets extended so it becomes clear where he sits in the eyes of the front office and I wouldn't be surprised if Powell is another exception.
If you keep those parameters in mind, Bertans and McGee can't be shopped very easily without attaching a pick so I assume those deals are a no go. Dinwiddie and Bullock are still the front runners with their 30 mil in expiring next season to get paired with all our picks to do a MAJOR reconstruction of this roster this offseason so Hardaway is the obvious candidate in terms of someone who is good enough to the point where we can work to get off his contract without attaching other assets. Would it be nice to get a long term piece we think fits? Absolutely! But if they view Wood as a long term piece that fits (as I do) then the thinking may very well be we need to move this contract just to keep Wood, which I'm ok with.