03-16-2021, 11:12 PM
(03-16-2021, 10:14 PM)cow Wrote: They aren't winning players. Keeping them is just spinning your tires in the mud. I also hate the mindset of "you aren't getting anything better". Sometimes you need to take a step backward to make a leap forward. And if you want something better than JRich/THJ, throw money at DeRozan. He has his share of warts too, but at least you can count on him game in and game out.
This team isn't close to competing for a title. We should be looking at ways to regain assets, no matter how small. If only we had a ton of expiring contracts that would help us accomplish that. Oh wait.
So the plan would be to dump THJ, JRich and the MLE to go after DeRozan? I think I'm getting plan powder PTSD. Even if you land him (and history has not been kind) I don't think you are a better team. He has very questionable fit with Luka and most of our depth would be gone. Plus you have fewer potential future tradeable assets. Given that we are going to be over the cap when Luka's 30% hits, I think we would be better off asset wise with a moderately over paid THJ and/or Jrich than nothing at all.
As for accumulating assets with our expirings, do you have some example possibilities?