At this point we have to put most of our eggs in the Fox/Haliburton basket. If DeAaron can be that big time player we think he is and was tonight and Ty develops his drive game we have a really fantastic foundation. A better coach and depth would go a long way.
That to me was why tanking this year and getting a Kuminga mattered so much. Fox and Hali are not getting worse and you won’t be close next year nor will you likely have a 5 deep top level talent draft. At that point you are relying on getting a top free agent to join them. Can it happen? Perhaps. Will it happen? Most likely not.
I suspect in 3-5 years we will look back on this trade deadline as a major strategic mistake when Fox leaves to go somewhere else. I hope I’m wrong but we shall see.