Pels as currently constructed are win now mode.
they had all the ingredients for a nice run including some picks to trade as well.
But this **** is hard. They can pivot either way.
What they want, what they need depends on the directions they choose. McCollum extended and was hurt a bunch last year.
Zions contract tops out at 43mil in 5 years, or about mid twenties as Percent of cap. Not entirely awful. Given his age they could get a nice package in return but if they can get one great season from him that price goes up but your talking MVP type potential and what changed and is it sustainable?
There is an old saying: “you always take the weather with you where ever you go”. Thus a “change of scenery” might not be the answer. Maturity and commitment to change. From the outside looking in you have a “Man child” whose physical gifts might have made all this wealth and fame come easy. People grow and change. So do ball players. Lebron and Kobe were arrogant teens and grew to understand the responsibility that comes with their vast significance. Not doing stupid **** is easy. Being great is hard over a longer period. They both demonstrated great work ethic and a drive to succeed over a long period of time. Kobe’s return for his final season might have been ego driven vs the desire to win. The team was not very good. But to end his career the way he did was remarkable and had to be respected for the guts and work that went into it.
The commercial of Zion playing video games, drinking Mountain Dew and eating doritos might not have been fiction. Not a thin wrong with what he does but if you fat and injured, its not a good look.
6/14/2023 6:01 PM
