Yeah that’s gonna be fascinating to see what they do. More pressure to win big asap
They found another partner... but just thinking about carrying interest on the purchase on top of the luxury tax bill they are lined up for... the KAT trade is coming this summer.
$30M+ over the tax just by filling out the roster with minimums... so they lose Morris, Andersen for sure. If they don't move KAT its likely Naz that gets moved... either way they will have some depth issues potentially. Ant may level up and if he's healthy it may not matter all that much.
And they are not the only team. There are quite a few teams that are pretty much all-in, hoping to win the championship. But it's always the same thing. Not all these teams can win it, and because they have no resources/assets to improve, there will be big shakeups and star players will become available for trades. Danny is ready for this. Our young guys will develop. Give it 3-4 years, or sooner (maybe 2 years if we get lucky), and we should be a contender.
Could be the scenario. Hope it happen. For Minny, despite some budget issues, they are still in better position for the coming years than us for simple reasons :
Right. And more teams in the East. Wait year or two and there will be shakeups.
I'm pretty convinved they will move KAT if they don't make at least WCF final this year. It will be easy for them to find suitor for KAT and they will remain a very good team with ANT. KAT start getting old, miss near all season last year he is a good player but will not make you win a title. He is a good number 2 in most of NBA team. Maybe Jazz could go for him. But i;'m not sure he will work that well with Lauri and Walter.
This is true, and even more so, if OKC and Denver specifically go deep, how much will that increase the panic of those others?
The Naz signing was a total steal and a brilliant move. He definitely a highly attractive asset at his number. The ceiling in Minny is definitely not to going to collapse as long as Ant is healthy. He is a true star in this league and will to continue to get better.
The biggest thing is that the next waive of contenders are already primed and ready to go in the west. Houston is primed to take that OKC type leap next year and the griz will likely be right back to the top tier of the west next year with a far more talented team than they had last year. I'm not sure what route the spurs go but if they end up getting 2 lotto picks this year they may go heavy on win now role players in the offseason to solidify the roster and improve quickly. Give them a little depth and they could improve real quick with Wemby being so damn dominant.
I refer to old comments following Rudy trade and then Mike trade. Rudy was declining ( Kessler was already better for some people), Mike was too old....they were going to collapse and our pick will turn into gold. Definity not happening even if i think they cannot win a championship with this roster except if KAT surprised everybody at PO time. He never shine at PO but who know, it can change. And their defense is terrific.
