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Roster Building From Here - FA and Summer of 2023

Ainge and Zanik seem like they're about to uncork the genie. Hope they don't go too nuts and trade a zillion picks for Dame. Not that I hate Dame, but trading a Narco Sub's worth a picks isn't a good idea for a club trying to build long term sustainability.
 
HermanG said:
Im sort of confused. What do you mean by which one?
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DA said he actually thinks the 2024 draft is better than the 2023 draft and now there are reports from TJ that they don’t like the 2024 draft and don’t see it as worth tanking… those are two opposing ideas/statements. So which one is the lie?
















Lie is a strong word I know but it’s more fun to say someone lied… I don’t think it’s some master plan to throw us off his scent… I just think when they speak there is no reason to believe they are telling the truth and revealing their real intentions.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
DA said he actually thinks the 2024 draft is better than the 2023 draft and now there are reports from TJ that they don’t like the 2024 draft and don’t see it as worth tanking… those are two opposing ideas/statements. So which one is the lie?
















Lie is a strong word I know but it’s more fun to say someone lied… I don’t think it’s some master plan to throw us off his scent… I just think when they speak there is no reason to believe they are telling the truth and revealing their real intentions.
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Why do you constantly synonymize telling the truth with spilling the beans on everything? I know you are smart enough to understand the difference so you must have a different agenda.

Also I believe those two comments came 7 months apart so....
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
DA said he actually thinks the 2024 draft is better than the 2023 draft and now there are reports from TJ that they don’t like the 2024 draft and don’t see it as worth tanking… those are two opposing ideas/statements. So which one is the lie?
















Lie is a strong word I know but it’s more fun to say someone lied… I don’t think it’s some master plan to throw us off his scent… I just think when they speak there is no reason to believe they are telling the truth and revealing their real intentions.
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Bilal was projected to be in the 2024...so...nah they don't look deeply until a couple months before
 
HermanG said:
Why do you constantly synonymize telling the truth with spilling the beans on everything? I know you are smart enough to understand the difference so you must have a different agenda.

Also I believe those two comments came 7 months apart so....
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My agenda is simple… I do not take anything the front office puts out directly or indirectly as gospel. I hear it and then watch the actions. That’s all… so when DA says the 2024 draft is better than 2023 I laugh cuz it’s either a lie or just a guy saying something off the cuff that he doesn’t really believe imo. Maybe what TJ is saying is the “lie” but I just feel like they have very little motivation to be honest or direct at all… this is poker… why voluntarily show your hand.
 
whatthe said:
Bilal was projected to be in the 2024...so...nah they don't look deeply until a couple months before
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I have no issue with that… I think they do more work than you think though… my issue is with people taking statements and running with it like it’s gospel.

Most of the draft prognosticators think 2024 sucks. This far out that can change dramatically… but I do think they look 2-3 years ahead and have a general idea of the projected quality of future drafts… Does DA have a 2025 draft board… nah… does someone in the org have a list of the prospects they are most interested in for 2025… you betcha.
 
fishonjazz said:
Definitely give up Kessler in a luka trade. I LOVE Kessler but he can also be schemed off the floor a bit when a team goes with true 5 out lineup.
However I wouldn't give up Kessler, Sexton, Ochai and 5 firsts. That is too much imo. And I LOVE luka and think we should try hard to get him.
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If the ping pong balls land on #1 and we get Wemby you do trade Kessler all day for Luka. Luka, Lauri, Wemby is a great 3 to build around with cap space to build around.
 
I generally think people are getting ahead of themselves with Kessler. He’s an ELITE basic big… but he’s a basic big. The most value Gobert provided might be what we got in a trade, so maybe there’s a lesson in there somewhere: if you can get something of a haul that is more versatile for a basic big you should at least think about it.
 
NUMBERICA said:
I generally think people are getting ahead of themselves with Kessler. He’s an ELITE basic big… but he’s a basic big. The most value Gobert provided might be what we got in a trade, so maybe there’s a lesson in there somewhere: if you can get something of a haul that is more versatile for a basic big you should at least think about it.
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Yep. I LOVE Kessler. But i also understand that the nba has been and is changing. Bigs that cant shoot and cant defend the perimeter are less valuable each year. God forbid we have Kessler as our starting center and run into a team like the warriors who are using draymond at center or something. Or the clippers using morris at center. I cant remember which team it is (kings maybe or celtics?) that have been playing 5 out ball in these playoffs and looking good. Kessler could have trouble and even be a liability in a series like that. Teams can scheme a traditional center off the court.
 
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