I don't know, but from my perspective, this team is looking like it's gonna be better than last years team. We won 54 without much contribution from our bench of vets. Even Kidd faded demonstrably after the 1st month or so. This teams most important core is still here and we've added some talent as well. Plus there are still roster slots to fill.
It seems that for some it was necessary to make a huge splash trade in order for this off season to be a success. Was that ever really a sure thing? Exactly how could Gruny have made a big deal with practically nothing to offer? The only thing he could've done was not re-sign Prigs and try to use the full Mini MLE on someone. Still don't know if that move would make this team that much better.
I think this team improves mostly with continuity and internal growth. Prigs takes his rightful place in the rotation from the start and that automatically makes the team better which statistics prove. Add in some help from AB giving this team another potent scorer and most likely with a younger and healthier bench. I think THJ gives us a player who can fill in for what we got from Cope and didn't get from White. I believe Shump will take another step forward in his development. IMO this team will be better. We may be forced to go with younger players to finish off the roster and that could be a blessing in disguise.