“RUN IT BACK!” / Monte needs to fix this.
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There is no core on this team, per McNair's non-statement in his presser. He traded Halliburton and he would trade Fox, Sabonis or Murray in heartbeat if he got the right deal. Nobody is untouchable.
For most "core" is just a synonym for who they like on the team and who they don't. It has nothing to do with "untouchable." Monte is an opportunist and for him there is nobody untouchable on this roster.
For most "core" is just a synonym for who they like on the team and who they don't. It has nothing to do with "untouchable." Monte is an opportunist and for him there is nobody untouchable on this roster.
Well, Monte did apparently try. He went after Beal last summer, then OG and Siakam were definitely on the radar this last deadline. No Murray, no trades. This isn't a great draft but for Monte making a deal this summer having that 13th pick actually probably does open up a few more options TBH. I feel like a Murray/13/future picks deal might be looked at but that might have to come as a result of teams disappointing in these playoffs.
Hard to say since teams trade picks all the time, that's different than never selecting young talent. Successful in what way? To what extent? The pick situation matters because not all drafts nor picks are equal. Technically you can extrapolate that type of conversation to players you selected then traded like Tyrese Haliburton. One thing is clear, Monte has hit some bumps keeping his lottery picks if they don't fit in a guaranteed role like Davion who has had a very up and down role since arriving. Then on the other hand you have Ellis who wasn't even drafted. Right now you can look at Indy and say since acquiring Siakam they're looking better.
Right, Indy just traded picks for Siakam, Cleveland traded several and swaps for Mitchell, and of course Minnesota was dragged for all the picks and young players it included in the Gobert trade but it appears to be working out for them. I suppose all these moves are “successful” in that I would guess these teams would do them again.
Because the team had literally been together for ONE YEAR. Did you say the same thing with Vlade and Webber? Be realistic, we had two allstars and a flipping rookie SF that every team wanted to trade us for this year. In the early season we were on pace to win 50+ games, and while we wouldn't be a 3 seed we dang well could have been a 4-6 seed and win the first round based on the 1-4 teams at the time.
I'm not so sure. New Orleans spanked us 5 times this season. And OKC just ran the table on New Orleans. I would say we are a couple levels away at least. And that is with Malik on board. Without Malik we are even further away.
How we can climb the ladder-Can Monte make a great draft selection this draft?
How we can climb the ladder-Can Monte make a great draft selection this draft?
The video was informative on the numbers, but unfortunately doesn't have the conclusion for which I'd hoped. Bringing back Monk is status quo. And although I'm a big Murray fan, I don't rest easy to know that any significant progress on this team is going to come from him taking a very big step next year. Also, I'd like to know what happens if Monk signs elsewhere. Then what?