ROballer wrote:Title says it all, what do you think the roster will look like after the latest chain of events?
I'd prefer some realistic scenarios, or sorta at least.(this is for Randle huggers mainly, who still think some major FA might take less to make room for his ass to get a contract, or we'll abandon the plan for 2 MAX FA, sign just one, to make room for the same sorry ass Randle, then sign another guy in 2019).
As far as common sense is concerned, that **** ain't happening.
As of today, 9th of February 2018, I'm 95% convinced we'll spend all the mula on George and Lebron and nothing will change my mind. There's no master plan to add somebody else, there's no squeaking and binding the cap rules to get another player, nothing else.
It's Lebron and George, straight up for the max.....and that's **** more than enough, so stop the conspiracy theories that we should and could get something more than that, and be happy with that possibility because it's a wonderful return no matter how you spin it.
So of course, first matter of business is getting rid of virtually everybody, stretch Deng, sign the two guys above, and draft Chimezie Metu with the draft pick from the Cavs.
Initially I wanted a PG, but I don't want to waste it on a 14-15 min role for the next 10 years, since Ball has the position on lockdown.
Hart's play made a believer out of me, that he can backup the point for a few mins every game.
Keep Caruso and Bryant as depth, so that would make our team count at 9 guys for now.
Next stop are the ring chasers. I actually think we can also add one or two younger guys and not just the dinosaurs. I reckon it's a watered down market for centers a little bit, so a guy like Lucas Nogueira who can protect the rim can be had for the minimum probably.
Joe Johnson/Omri Casspi/Brice Johnson can round up the roster.
Starting lineup:
Ball
George
Ingram
Lebron
32-36 mins each
Center spot split between Metu/Nogueira/Bryant, matchups, foul trouble, injuries, etc dictating the number of minutes each will get, probably not many though, 15-20 a game at most.
Hart and Kuzma are our two big guns off the bench, both can backup multiple positions and even though they will not start, they can still see 22-26 mins on a regular basis from the bench.
Caruso/J.Johnson/Casspi/B.Johnson/ 2 way guys are our insurance policy players. Lots of DNP's, but also can play a lot when somebody is injured/rested.
Lebron is not coming. This FO has been dropping clues to prepare people for this over the last couple of weeks. They've also been dropping clues that they're open to re-signing Randle to something reasonable. If not, he would have been moved before the deadline. With that said, if Lebron were coming, Lonzo would be the guy he would want the FO to move to clear space for he and PG to get their maxes, and to keep Randle.
With that said, I think we're still the front runners to land PG. I think the FO will try to lock Randle up with with a reasonable extension as well. Worst case scenario he ends up back on the QO.
