The Jazz tried to win games this year as well before pushing the tank forward. I think we are going to have a very similar mindset unless things really line up in our favor in free agency.
You either listen to the dude who was wrong about the W/L or you listen to the guy who thought trading for THT was a down payment.
Which teams have injuries next year?
Ummmmm which players are we trading? We offloaded Mike, Don, Rudy, Bogey, Vando, Beasley... we trading Sexton (who didn't play a ton anyway), KO, THT? Don't think there is a lot of lever to pull unless its guys we sign or trade for this offseason.
Are injuries turned off next year?
What if they get better? What if one of the rookies we have is a top 7-8 his rookie year? What if the $50M in space yields a good rotation player.
A slight step back of 2-3 games is not what Locke or most are referring to. I wouldn't even call that a step back as wins/losses can change based on record in close games. Pitching the idea of tanking our way to the 8-10 spot in the lotto as part of the plan is pretty wild imo. We may end up there... but that isn't the plan... and that isn't how the FO will move this summer. If we end up there its because we were hit by injuries and our offseason was bad.
Jesus christ dude. No one here is David Locke. Who is most? Who has even said an actual W/L number?
And that's the most likely scenario.
I mean... we did a second deal with the Lakers... didn't we?
Or you could listen to the person who is making actual points.
The other angle here is that having one top-10 pick in ‘24 and two 1sts in ‘25 >>> zero picks in ‘24 and three (likely non-lottery) picks in ‘25.
And factor in this might be the last chance Utah can get a top 10 pick.
Or that Jonas Valanciunas would be a fiery Pau Gasol.
