god shammgod wrote:i just wrote that bullock, burks and noel have all out-played their deals. they're not coming back for the same deal. and there really is no legit free agent this summer.
Really, the only one is Lonzo, and he's in the solid, floor raiser, but not legit star category
If we got Lonzo, I wouldn't complain about us relying on vets this year, but there's not much we can do to improve this offseason in free agency, we're gonna have to improve internally through player development and the draft
So then you're in a scenario where you need big steps from all your young players just to plateau, and if they don't all improve significantly, we're gonna take a step back
We're somewhere on the Magic-Heat spectrum, and we won't know which for a few years.