Post#393 » by sol537 » Sun Jun 1, 2025 3:48 am
1) KAT, Kolek, Tucker for Suggs, Carter Jr., Bidatze, plus filler.
You put a guy next to Brunson who can let JB play off ball more and who can pick up the oppositions point of attack. Double down on defense and on Brunson. Then, Carter Jr. and Bidatze help defensively and with our depth. Mikal and OG can get more touches and more of an offensive role than they currently have.
2) KAT, Hart, WAS 1st for Lauri, Sexton, Kessler, and filler
Utah lost out on Flagg. The fanbase can't take tanking for much longer. KAT can get you 30/10 as your centerpiece and he'll fill those seats. For us, we get a Center rotation of Mitch/Kessler which ought to clean up lots of our defensive woes and having bigs who can set picks next to JB only enhances his performance. Lauri seems like a nice fit next to OG/Mikal/JB.
3) KAT, Dadiet for Sabonis, Cater, Ellis
Sabonis / Mitch becomes your center rotation. Sabonis is a better defender than KAT but not by a huge amount. He's also on a more reasonable contract and a better facilitator like iHart was for us. I think the fit with OG/Brunson/Mikal would be better than it is with KAT. We also get Ellis who can slot in at starting guard next to Brunson and be our point of attack lead defender.
4) KAT, Hart for McCollum, Jones, Murphy
I think Murphy is an absolute stud and would love to add him to the mix to start next to Brunson. Jones then becomes our 6th man. McCollum is an expiring who can be flipped or who can be our 7th man for a season. Mitch, OG, Mikal, Murphy, Brunson is a total "built-around Brunson" type of team.