What Emotion Summarizes Your Response to the Deadline?

[Klomp]

Look at our top 11 players: 5 of them are 22 or younger. Only 2 of them are older than 26. There's still a lot of growth potential with this roster.

[winforlose]

Look at our top 11 players: 5 of them are 22 or younger. Only 2 of them are older than 26. There's still a lot of growth potential with this roster.

No question. But I doubt much of that growth is vertical. We are still very small in both height and weight. We are still near the bottom in defensive rebounding, and still beat up as all get out. We also have young players whose bills will soon come due. Holding firm may ensure chemistry, but will those same guys care so much about chemistry that they will accept 3-5 mil less per year to stay with their buddies, I seriously doubt it.

[Klomp]

Look at our top 11 players: 5 of them are 22 or younger. Only 2 of them are older than 26. There's still a lot of growth potential with this roster.

No question. But I doubt much of that growth is vertical. We are still very small in both height and weight. We are still near the bottom in defensive rebounding, and still beat up as all get out. We also have young players whose bills will soon come due. Holding firm may ensure chemistry, but will those same guys care so much about chemistry that they will accept 3-5 mil less per year to stay with their buddies, I seriously doubt it.

Who will find that much better of a deal on the open market?

Nowell? Would probably find a bigger role elsewhere, but not necessarily more money, especially as an RFA.
Reid? This is the one who probably will find more money and a bigger role, simply due to being stuck behind Towns. But again, RFA will affect his market. And there's still the need for a center here for the rest of this season.

Opportunity cost is important. In trades, you give something up to get something. Not the case this summer in draft and free agency.

[winforlose]

Look at our top 11 players: 5 of them are 22 or younger. Only 2 of them are older than 26. There's still a lot of growth potential with this roster.

No question. But I doubt much of that growth is vertical. We are still very small in both height and weight. We are still near the bottom in defensive rebounding, and still beat up as all get out. We also have young players whose bills will soon come due. Holding firm may ensure chemistry, but will those same guys care so much about chemistry that they will accept 3-5 mil less per year to stay with their buddies, I seriously doubt it.

Who will find that much better of a deal on the open market?

Nowell? Would probably find a bigger role elsewhere, but not necessarily more money, especially as an RFA.
Reid? This is the one who probably will find more money and a bigger role, simply due to being stuck behind Towns. But again, RFA will affect his market. And there's still the need for a center here for the rest of this season.

Opportunity cost is important. In trades, you give something up to get something. Not the case this summer in draft and free agency.

Josh Okogie, could easily find a team willing to pay him for his defense and try to improve his shooting. Not saying they will succeed, but an elite point of attack defender for a team that needs one is worth a flyer.

Prince is a guy who can play multiple positions and when he is hot he can be valuable. I don’t think he will be offered crazy money, but I am not sure what we will have available to pay him.

Beverly has proven to be a valuable locker room presence and when healthy an impact player. Now his advancing age and his desire for a longer team deal might cause us to get him at bargain value, but he will still cost us and other teams could still compete.

You already mentioned Naz, but you underestimate the value of Nowell. He showed some serious flashes for us and a team like Portland, OKC, Indy, Detroit, and more could be interested in a 22 year old combo guard who can score at all 3 levels.

That isn’t even addressing the situation with Dlo and KAT and the bill that will eventually come do with Ant, MCD, V8, ect…

Making a move now would have helped in both the short and long term. You can say nothing was available and you might be right. I cannot possibly argue that a good deal was available without knowing what was actually available. But, not making a move has a real cost as well. Especially when half your rotation and your 11th man are on the injury report every night. Will the ASB help, probably. Will the ASB solve all our injury issues, probably not.