The Consiglieri wrote:nate33 wrote:dckingsfan wrote:Whereas Deni has shown that he will be a starter, I don't think we have seen that from Bilal quite yet (arguable though).
Given his development so far and what we know about his work ethic, I think it's a pretty sure thing that Bilal will develop into at least a Jaden McDaniels tier 3&D wing who is excellent with the "D" part at at least passable with the "3" part. That's good enough to be a starter.
His ceiling is much higher, depending on how well he learns to shoot and how much off-the-dribble game he develops. I have no idea where that will pan out.
If we end up seeing what I suspect, that that the team has a similar trendline as the previous rebuild (implode in '08, attempt to qualify for playoffs in '13-'14 after botching what should have been year 1 of the rebuild ('09 draft), so basically 4-5 years if its ideal, but we all know we're starting from behind in a tougher lottery environment, though a similar idiotic decision which intiated the wrong footed starting of the rebuild. That's part of what I'm after, Bilal could be relevant, Deni could be relevant, both should be, as either building blocks or trade pieces, but it does have me wondering when people reference Kispert as a complimentary part of the rebuild, what they see happening?
Kispert is a '99, he'll be 27 or 28 when we have our first winning season if literally almost everything goes right (of course, if it doesn't, god knows where and when we'll be relevant)....So how relevant is he really? His contract is up after next season when he's restricted, do we trade him? Do we keep him? Do we just let him walk.
I'm curious what people think of the roster, I agree w/the sentiment that right now, it's really almost completely empty of players who will be around during the '27-'28 season and beyond.
I don't think it's realistic to expect every single player in the team that you build to be just 2-3 years apart in age. There's nothing wrong with having a core of guys born in the 2004-2006 range and then have a few older vets like Deni and Kispert who are 3 to 5 years older. We can contend for a title with Cooper Flagg at age 24 and Kispert at age 29. It helps a lot that we take advantage of our cap flexibility and sign the older guys to descending contracts so that they're affordable when it comes time to pay the younger guys after their rookie contracts expire.
I'm also not opposed to moving Kispert if the right deal falls into place, but I'm not actively shopping him. I like him. He is a good fit in the locker room and as a movement shooter on a team that desperately needs shooting.