adam81king
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I am not against it, but what happens if we can get a long term piece without giving up any of the main players we currently have? It feels like as fans, I just don't want to finish the 21-22 season as the 6 seed, but I want to get as high as possible ya know?
I actually kind of like the fact we should have a mid 20 pick and two more picks likely within the first 10 picks in the second round. We should be able to get two role players to add to the team. This organization is in a good place, but I just want one more piece personally.
If you can get a long term piece, I'm all for it. Who do you have in mind?
I'm just not of the mind of filling 1 hole by creating another. Folks mention moving Markkanen, but don't realize him being a 7' small forward that can switch to PF, C and even SG in a pinch, is one of this teams biggest benefits...people mention throwing Okoro in a deal but we don't know how much his offense will develop. Is he the guy that was scoring 20ppg before his elbow injury, the guy that folks were willing to throw away, or something else? Even Rubio has a benefit to this team going forward. No one can question his impact on this team. Wouldn't he be happy to stay in the place he's said was the happiest he's been in the NBA until he's ready to retire?
The other thing to think about is how any of the folks people are looking at getting impact this team. What does Lavert bring that Cedi/Okoro/Stephens can't or haven't (for less money combined)? Joe Harris provides a different skill, but he's far worse on defense and has next to zero playmaking skill. So, we have a shooting threat, but give up more points.
A team that's 2.5 games out of 1st place should absolutely look to improve the roster, but these guys are so young and far from a finished project that *I* am nervous to shift course before the foundation is even dry.