PhilBlackson wrote:SurgeIblocka wrote:I really think the last piece of the puzzle is getting back another good iso scorer to develop to play next to Pascal long term. Just not sure where we find that piece...
I'm pretty sure we don't have to swing for the fences to make this team a legit contender right now. A specialist - yes, a shooter with a bit more floor presence than Matt Thomas – might be helpful. Or a backup 4, preferably a power big who can match up well with larger power forwards, might also be useful, or a third point guard who is good enough to be our prime backup since we really use Lowry and Fred as combos more often than not.
Our best chip is our 2020 first round pick. If you remove that, it also removes second year rookie scale money that goes with it come the summer of 2021.Nor is the player we could draft in June likely to be any better than what this management team seems able to find with late second rounders or undrafted guys, or cheap rehabbing vets. You only need so many project kids, and frankly, with McCoy, Davis II, Dewan Hernandez, etc, we probably have talent that will contribute more in the 2020-21 season than a 2020 first rounder.
So my advice is to think smaller. A player we might acquire who can spell our starters so they are fresher for the playoffs, help with matchups, and help us win the race for first seed, is probably a better target than waiting on someone like Beal to come on the market.
