03-16-2021, 11:24 PM
(03-16-2021, 11:12 PM)mvossman Wrote: 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?
It's not about plan powder but this free agency class might not give you a lot of chances to get better. JRich isn't going to have value on a new contract. Given my druthers, I'd go with none of those three options but if I had to rank them DeRozan > THJ > JRich. You are correct, DeRozan might not be an easy get as he could be in the ring-chase part of his career. And like I said, I'd be fine with overpaying THJ on a 2+1 (team option), I like the guy as he's a good teammate and wants to be here but his inconsistencies aren't going to go away and he seems to have regressed this season.
As far as examples go, look for players on bad contracts (Wall, Westbrook, Love). Those fit the timeline of a Luka lead championship team in my head which is 3-4 years away once some of the NBA's elite have aged out.
In the end, I'm just a message board idiot. The only thing I'd do for sure at this point is look for ways to gather assets using our bare cupboard and chase THT in free agency.