SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Personally I would just resign Barnes for insurance, get some combination of Josh Hart, Naz Reid, PJ Washington, and run it back with the caveat that we're open to eschewing Barnes for a RFA or trading/sign-and-trading Huerter.
But in this case, I'd prefer to pursue a RFA like Cam Johnson. IF we can get Hart and Cam Johnson, that's a massive defensive and physicality improvement while not particularly harming the spacing.
And waiting until 2024 until the big splash if there even is one at all, because our '24 pick is still tied up with the Huerter trade. I think the '24-25 season is the one where we can really start talking about making title runs.
The question is what does the cap look like in 2024? If they run it back for anything other than a 1 year stop gap period then they are basically just waiting. In 2024 Domas is going to get a max and so far it looks like with just Domas, Fox, Murray, Huerter, and Davion you have about 40+ million in room max or so to push out a complete team if the projections of that cap year hold. That's not enough as is and doesn't even factor in easing in potential extensions for the rookie deals coming off the books in the ensuing seasons. And of course you're banking on getting the exact FA you want and need to come.