I disagree, I would start Conley, but limit his minutes/games until the trade deadline. I think the priority for the first half of the season is asset accumulation. It's kind of weird, but the starter designation is somehow really important in the league. A starter will have a higher value than a bench player. I think some of our young guards minutes (mainly Butler) might suffer, but having Conley around should be beneficial for our young players in general.
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Wherever they were IQ-wise before they read his latest tweet.
Obviously anything can happen but I wouldn't be shocked if they traded for Don in 2+ years especially if some big market teams are forecasted to have capspace. By 2025 teams like Lakers, Clips, Heat could have money available for FA's. Despite all the NY talk, for whatever reason I could see Don ultimately end up in LA or Miami at the end of his contract. Just a hunch though. Seems like alot of these players use NY for leverage and then end up somewhere else.
Back in the HS days you could find some steals late too... so snag some good seconds and another first if you can. I think Suns would do Crowder/Shamet 24 frp for Bogey... we can likely shift Crowder into someone's tpe. There aren't a lot of gettable 2024 picks... I might prioritize getting another 24 pick over a far out LA one. Suns, Grizz, Raps are best obvious candidates to send out a 24 first.
It's crazy so many teams have already traded their '24 pick or owe '23 picks so can't deal their '24 pick. OKC and a few other rebuilding teams own so many future draft picks.
Grizz have their own pick and GS pick in 2024. So I'd add them to the list.
According to RealGM they both have traded protected FRP's in '24?
The flip side is that every time you draft a HS kid, you think you’ve got a superstar in the making. Name the last HS player drafted who didn’t have a sizable spin from somewhere on that.
It adds variance and depth... you may not take a HS kid but you might have a guy get pushed down 4-5 spots because other teams took that chance. You might get Kobe or TMac later in the lotto and find something... or you might get Rashard Lewis or Josh Smith... you also may land Deshawn Stevenson or some other guy that is too immature... but more talent in the draft and essentially the best of the best from two recruiting classes landing in one draft will increase the amount of choices and talent to pick from. You still have to choose wisely.
