05-29-2021, 09:34 AM
So it’s probably a given that THJ will be re-signed. The WCS team option will be picked up. We will operate over the cap.
The offseason really hinges on:
1. KP trade and the timing of it. What we get in return. How long will it take to make this deal? Do we need to push for it to happen before FA starts? Or do we need to be prepared for it to bleed into next season?
2. Richardson and what we do with that. The best scenario is he picks up his player option. We definitely need to be collaborating with him and Duffy this offseason. Swapping him with Markkanen may make sense or it may not depending on the KP trade and the MLE. Maybe it would be better to use opted in Richardson to get Graham or Holmes? Maybe it makes sense to keep him. It’s a real wild card situation that’s dependent on other factors. We really don’t want to end up in a scenario where JR opts out and we either: a) lose him for nothing or b) lose our flexibility post-KP trade by re-signing him
3. What do we do with the exceptions? Some of the smartest deals over the last few years have been MLE deals. I’d like to see us go best player available with the MLE. Get it done early. Get a guard like Dragic/Caruso or get a wing like Batum/Oladipo/OPJ/Fournier..........then leave the BAE as the final move of the offseason. For instance, if we keep Richardson it may make sense to get someone like Gay or Millsap. If we swap him for Markkanen it may make sense to use it on a McConnell/Bazemore/Craig
The offseason really hinges on:
1. KP trade and the timing of it. What we get in return. How long will it take to make this deal? Do we need to push for it to happen before FA starts? Or do we need to be prepared for it to bleed into next season?
2. Richardson and what we do with that. The best scenario is he picks up his player option. We definitely need to be collaborating with him and Duffy this offseason. Swapping him with Markkanen may make sense or it may not depending on the KP trade and the MLE. Maybe it would be better to use opted in Richardson to get Graham or Holmes? Maybe it makes sense to keep him. It’s a real wild card situation that’s dependent on other factors. We really don’t want to end up in a scenario where JR opts out and we either: a) lose him for nothing or b) lose our flexibility post-KP trade by re-signing him
3. What do we do with the exceptions? Some of the smartest deals over the last few years have been MLE deals. I’d like to see us go best player available with the MLE. Get it done early. Get a guard like Dragic/Caruso or get a wing like Batum/Oladipo/OPJ/Fournier..........then leave the BAE as the final move of the offseason. For instance, if we keep Richardson it may make sense to get someone like Gay or Millsap. If we swap him for Markkanen it may make sense to use it on a McConnell/Bazemore/Craig