-If you can avoid your franchise player hitting UFA, you do exactly what we just did. I agree, it's a hefty price, but it also locked in one of the most talented players Sacramento has ever had long-term. A guy we basically will never get an opportunity to sign as a UFA to come here. That has value, even if it is a hefty price.
I think using space to find a defensive wing was more important than signing Sabonis. Sabonis demand in the league was going to be less high than many think as he is not your archetype rim protecting center. People like Ainge were not going to offer him.
-How was TD a waste? A back-end rotation player for 2 seasons for a 2nd round pick? How many 2nd round picks even log 500+ minutes in their career?
2 seasons and out of the league with no offers. If your strength is drafting better to take a shot at someone.
-Tillman is you using hindsight over Woodard. None of us have any idea who or what 2nds actually will pop into good rotation players, as much as we arm-chair GMs like to pretend. The theory of Woodard (big wing), was correct. Something you say Monte should be prioritizing. And even still, Memphis just flipped him for a 2027 2nd and a 2030 2nd lol. Not exactly an insane return for a guy you say Monte took a huge loss on.
Was again a trade for someone out of the league today. If you trade for someone and two years later they are out of the league I consider it a bad trade. Not at the level of not trading Barnes when he had value bad but still a con.
-Jaden Hardy, I agree. I was there with you, we should have taken him at 37. But he's not exactly lighting the world on fire either with nearly 100 games under his belt:
He was an asset versus cash
52% TS
23.7% USG
36.9% 3
15.3% Ast
8.2 PPG
1.7 APG
2.0 RPG
Like.. ok? I think i'd rather take how Keon is developing over how Hardy is developing.
we had room for both and I like Keon also