[NBA] 2024 Free Agency mega-thread
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I could be convinced but we’re essentially saying “this is our team” with a move like that as all of our future draft capital would be tied up at that point and we’d have no other young assets to really spare in a trade (we’d want to keep Ellis and Murray for our rotation). And the concern I have with that roster is if we have enough defense to really become a contender? Ellis and Murray would be our only plus defenders and Fox is a plus defender when he turns it on, but guys like Markkanen, Sabonis, Monk, Barnes, and Lyles are all average-ish defenders at best.
However, our offense with Markkanen may be elite enough to overcome not having a ton of great individual defenders.
However, our offense with Markkanen may be elite enough to overcome not having a ton of great individual defenders.
Yeah, Presti really is running laps around the rest of the league right now. The way he's built these Thunder is just a masterclass in effective asset management and shrewd opportunism. I am, of course, deeply annoyed that the rich continue to get richer in OKC, but it's so hard to find fault in the way Presti has been running things, especially for a small market franchise.
Desperate times? Jokic is no dummy. If he couldn’t get it done this past season, he’s certainly not making it as far down 2 quality players. Just don’t understand why he thinks Westbrook would be a good solution. A non shooter, old, and prone to dumb mistakes even in the latter stages of his career … seems unlikely that it would work long term. Oh well, not our problem!
His defensive stats still look really good. He's also averaging 6.7 assists per36. Just a hair below Monk's 7.1. Also coming off his worst shooting season, which is not good for a guy who couldn't really shoot much in the first place. Guess it just depends on whether his skills are needed or not.
I feel like they probably aren't with Sabonis, Fox and Monk doing the majority of the ball handling.
I feel like they probably aren't with Sabonis, Fox and Monk doing the majority of the ball handling.
Nah, Kings would have to throw Keegan in there for sure. All of those teams can beat the Kings. That said, Lauri, good player, but if someone like Grant is a quarter the price just do that. Ainge is really good at polishing his assets. That's how he built the KG, Allen, PP team too. Don't fall for it.