Recent content by twslam07

There seems to be a fundamental difference in how we are approaching the team build...you are approaching it from the standpoint of "this is how I would build the team" and I'm approaching it from the standpoint of "this is how I would build the team within Vivek's direction." I don't disagree...

Again, it’s not just a pick. There are other benefits to the trade that I’ve laid out that make sense for the long term outlook of the team.

The team is not a Jrue Holiday away from being a contender. Nobody is saying that. And no, I’m not going to turn away a 1st round draft pick in a draft where we have no 1st round draft picks. And just so we’re all clear here, I think a good majority of us agree that we should be rebuilding at...

Did I give any indication that LaVine has significant trade value on an expiring contract? I did not. The value would be the picks/assets and the fact that a team could shed $50 mil in cap the very next season (since LaVine would be an expiring). Most teams that are trading their star player are...

Precisely my point as to why he’s a good target for us! ;)

Bringing Holiday here doesn’t “kill” our salary cap because we’d either be looking to… 1.) Trade an expiring LaVine for a better star 2.) Allow LaVine to fall off the books and use that cap to sign a significant piece 3.) Extend LaVine for a much lower contract amount. As for BOS’s...

I think you’re misunderstanding my POV. I never said Holiday is the “final piece of the puzzle.” The logic behind trading for Holiday is as follows… 1.) We’d be getting a pick out of the trade since we’d be sending out Monk and saving BOS a lot of money. That’s another young player to develop...

I disagree that Holiday gets in the way of Carter and Ellis. He’ll be 35 years old at the start of next season. His minutes will likely continue to decline as he ages and I love the idea of of Carter and Ellis learning from Holiday as he ages out and hands the reigns to the young guards down...

Looking at PGs that… 1.) We can trade for (not FA signings) 2.) Could be available/attainable 3.) Fit next to LaVine …you’re probably looking at… 1.) Jrue Holiday 2.) Lonzo Ball 3.) Fred VanVleet (probably a part of a 3 team trade where HOU is using VanVleet’s salary to match the star they’re...

So are you saying the only way to not pick 11th next year is if we trade for a “star” this offseason? There isn’t any other way to avoid that?

By no means can you be a contender with those 2 guys as your best players, but depending on the rest of the team around them, they could be a playoff team.

Are we allowed to both 1.) not trade for a “star” this offseason and 2.) not run it back? Or are you saying those are the only 2 options?

Do we have to trade for a “star” this offseason?

Assuming guys like LaVine and Sabonis aren’t moved (and I think it’s pretty unlikely they are moved this offseason), I think the most important thing we could do is to trade DeRozan (breakup the LaVine/DeRozan tandem) for a bigger, longer, more athletic forward who can play defense. Second...

Sure, and I responded how I think a combo of Young and Sabonis would be atrocious on defense. You have arguably the worst defender in the NBA at PG while your C (usually your most important defensive position) is limited defensively. Young has had a C rotation of Capela and Okongwu for the...