jazz74 wrote:well, i think there is a high possibility that iq will start next year. as far as toppin is concern, a pg that will create easy buckets would help. it would help the whole team actually. pg is still a major concern and everything else is trickled down.

I think they like IQ off the bench, and i think we end up with Ball. That being said, as to the original question, i think Kispert or Duarte from Oregon are good options. We need a wing player. My assumption is we add a PG via free agency or trade and bring back Rose plus we have Quickley. We need wings. Bullock and Burks are both free agents.

Knixkik wrote:

jazz74 wrote:well, i think there is a high possibility that iq will start next year. as far as toppin is concern, a pg that will create easy buckets would help. it would help the whole team actually. pg is still a major concern and everything else is trickled down.

I think they like IQ off the bench, and i think we end up with Ball. That being said, as to the original question, i think Kispert or Duarte from Oregon are good options. We need a wing player. My assumption is we add a PG via free agency or trade and bring back Rose plus we have Quickley. We need wings. Bullock and Burks are both free agents.

That was my second option Duarte I researched him also when reviewing players.
We need another center unless you want to over pay for Noel in 2023 season. We won’t have the cap space to keep him if you want another 20 point scorer on the team. Plus Robinson should be limited minutes if we extend him. He needs to play smarter also.

Could be cam Thomas and Duarte

From watching the nets game one thing is clear. We need high level skill - set (kispert) or high level talent (cam Thomas)

xblvdels3 wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

jazz74 wrote:well, i think there is a high possibility that iq will start next year. as far as toppin is concern, a pg that will create easy buckets would help. it would help the whole team actually. pg is still a major concern and everything else is trickled down.

I think they like IQ off the bench, and i think we end up with Ball. That being said, as to the original question, i think Kispert or Duarte from Oregon are good options. We need a wing player. My assumption is we add a PG via free agency or trade and bring back Rose plus we have Quickley. We need wings. Bullock and Burks are both free agents.

That was my second option Duarte I researched him also when reviewing players.
We need another center unless you want to over pay for Noel in 2023 season. We won’t have the cap space to keep him if you want another 20 point scorer on the team. Plus Robinson should be limited minutes if we extend him. He needs to play smarter also.

Could be cam Thomas and Duarte

From watching the nets game one thing is clear. We need high level skill - set (kispert) or high level talent (cam Thomas)

Duarte is a nice option because he's a high level 3pt shooter, great defender, and secondary playmaker. Similar to Burks in a lot of ways. He's going to be 24 by draft time, so his stock can really only go as high as mid 1st round. Isaiah Jackson and Charles Bassey are great insurance for Noel and/or Robinson. Both are shot blockers/rim runners in the late first round range. For PG it's looking like Davion Mitchell may end up out of range, but his teammate Butler might be there in the later first round, and another sleeper is Miles McBride who may be available in the early second round. He's a good shooter and defender for a PG. He can score too but not much of a playmaker, but may be good value with the Detroit pick if we are looking for a potential backup PG. Best case scenario is we use the 3 picks to address 3 depth/insurance roles of backup PG, backup wing, and backup big. So if the draft was tomorrow and nothing unexpected happen i would target:

Knicks pick: Duarte (3&D wing, good insurance for Burks/Bullock, should be an immediate contributor if needed)
Dallas pick: Jared Butler or Isaiah Jackson
Detroit pick: McBride (if we take Jackson with the dallas pick) or Bassey (if we take Butler with the dallas pick)

I'm also thinking about the type of players Thibs would appreciate, these players fit his style i think.

Back to the original question. Im guessing Rose will be brought back on a short term deal. Will return as a backup PG. The only way I see someone supplanting Rose at backup PG is if we end up with a high draft pick and select one of the better PGs in the draft. Believe we will have a veteran at starting PG (hopefully Lonzo) next season. Thibs wont want to start a rookie PG. Especially if we sign a vet.

Which leaves another position. RJ/IQ have the 2 lockdown, it seems. If we bring back Noel amd Mitch.

The FO might want to draft a scoring big. One with a post game, and who can knock down the 3. Or they could try to draft a backup at the 3.

My guess it will be someone who can play the 4 or the 5, depending on the situation. What I would do if a top PG wasnt available wherever we pick. We should be pretty set in the backcourt, if the FO signs a good veteran PG to start.

Bouknight because he looks like he could be a dynamic SG

Kispert as a SF 3&D

The first is to go all in. So try to bring in some big names like Beal and try to push for Ball or even go to Lowry. It would cost a lot of picks and young players and if you fail to put together a top team that way, then you’re in trouble, and realistically we don’t have a group of players that Beal or Lowry will make a contender out of.

Another way is to keep building the team and developing the players. Try to bring Ball with some reasonable sign & trade and not bidding with a super high offer sheet. Choose 3 players in draft and hope that with these picks we will get at least one starter, and one quality rotational player. In addition try to find some free agent for a reasonable price.

Then that's how you enter the new season, so if a few of those players play properly, then in the middle of the season you can think about a trade for some star after which you won't have a half-empty locker room with only 2 or 3 legitimate starters.