TDots97 wrote:This will be the only year since like 2020 that I'm not team tank unfortunately, I know people will find this odd since we objectively need an infusion of blue chip talent on this squad but this current team reminds me an awful lot of the Raptors just before the We The North era, 12-13, 13-14 before the Rudy Gay trade. I think we should give RJ/Scottie/IQ a chance and not tear things down, I know team tank might be low on that trio, but I want to see what they do in a full season together then decide whether I'll be team tank afterwards. I'm personally high on Scottie/IQ a lot, and see Scottie as a future de facto number 1 but I can see why some are lower. We'll definitely need a number 2 sometime in the future, but I don't see why we can't get it with late lottery picks since we drafted our last number 2 option with a 27th pick. I'm fully expecting an All-NBA jump from Scottie and I could see Masai buying modestly (Bruce and a 2nd for Cam Johnson).
That's the thing though, very few people if any are asking for a tear down. And the best part is, our team is bad enough that you wouldn't need to anyways. The team is so thin that even a single notable injury will crush any hopes of winning, this team doesn't need to bottom out for years. A year or two dipping their toes into the bottom 5 pool would be enough, if we can snag even a single top 5 pick in the next 2 years, we are likely fine for the foreseeable future.
I don't think the core is bad, I think it is just ok, and we need another blue chip level player to make it a good to very good core. Anyone who is claiming people want a full fire sale are just being sensationalist cause they want to see us make a meaningless play in game.
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