Roster Building From Here - FA and Summer of 2023

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Would well and truly hate this.

If we got him for a super cheap distressed asset deal maybe. Paying the premium? Barf

idk if that's a premium.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I think it is a great year to have three 1sts, a grab bag of useful players that are likely replaceable, and three teams in the top-10 desperate to keep their supermax/franchise players.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Okay, well anyone else is welcome to blow their wad on a player type whose apex in the history of the league is getting spanked in the finals and never sniffing them again.

I’m good with the Jazz trying to build a real team that lasts.

Nobody is suggesting blowing their wad. If it was 2-3 firsts I would definitely consider it.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Trae is an elite playmaker. He would be awesome with Lauri/Kessler.

Yeah, that's kind of what I come back to.

Lauri is a pretty perfect fit with Trae.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Danny liked IT, Kyrie, and Kemba.

Chances are he likes Trae?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Nobody is suggesting blowing their wad. If it was 2-3 firsts I would definitely consider it.

Yeah, and none of the premium picks (the future wolves picks, the late Cavs picks)

 

[NUMBERICA]

Nobody is suggesting blowing their wad. If it was 2-3 firsts I would definitely consider it.

The heart of the problem is he can’t exist within an offense, he has to be atop it; and that he makes it impossible to play elite defense.

In other words, he is a fine floor-raiser but he actively lowers the ceiling of any teams he’s on. And I actively do not want him. It is not a question of price, it is a question of how to build a lasting champion and short of being a 6th man I don’t see how Trae would be a part of that.

 

[Elizah Huge]

So we don’t want Dame or Luka either right? Since neither of them have done anything winning wise and both of their WCF’s appearances were fluky?

 

[NUMBERICA]

So we don’t want Dame or Luka either right? Since neither of them have done anything winning wise and both of their WCF’s appearances were fluky?

Luka has some of same warts, but if you’re a red giant level star then it can work. It’s also a lot easier to hide a 6’ 8” dude on defense or for him to step up on that end and for him to be generally very effective for a very long time. Trae is not at fault for being tiny but it also doesn’t change the fact that it’s a serious problem (especially with the way that he plays).

 

[Bawse Dawg]

Danny liked IT, Kyrie, and Kemba.

Chances are he likes Trae?

That seems like a stretch.. how did each of those tenures end on Danny’s teams? Saying he likes or would still like those kinds of players doesn’t feel like an assumption we can still make.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Danny liked IT, Kyrie, and Kemba.

Chances are he likes Trae?

He likes value… trade one pick for IT on a bargain contract, 1 pick a broken player and a role player for Kyrie, Kemba was a FA signing.

If FVV is available or Trae is available for 2 firsts… I can see him making a move but it’s about the value not necessarily the player size/type.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Yeah, that's kind of what I come back to.

Lauri is a pretty perfect fit with Trae.

Lauri is a perfect fit with like every player though.