I’ve given this one a lot of thought and I think this is the best suggestion for the retool path. I think this works for everybody pretty damn well (though maybe Sacramento needs a little more coming back, like a pick swap or a second or something [too bad those are lol who cares so worthless so we don’t have any]).
Hayward might be in the exact place in his career where he can still provide value and can also accept this as an opportunity.
There is a steal every year in the late lottery, maybe we get lucky. Eason or Griffen could still be there and really pop. Or maybe you reach on Liddell and he’s the 4 this team has been looking for since 2013.
You tell Donovan, “we’re gonna give it our best shot for at least this year. If it implodes mid-season we will trade you if you want. If it flames out in the playoffs we will trade you if you want. But Royce is gone and we run the show. We let you run this and it was a disaster, and if you don’t like it we will ship you to Sacramento. But we’d rather get back to where we were a few years back and this only goes as far as you are willing to work. Do you want to be a winner, or do you want to be on the pile of Marbury’s and Westbrook’s? It’s up to you.”