NatP4 wrote:jangles86 wrote:It would look more like Hunter, okongwu, Heurter then reddish.
Hunter&Okongwu would be a couple of great additions, if we also acquired Atlanta’s 2021 1st, that is a really solid trade. We could probably draft Jared Butler in that range to go along with our pick. Maybe we get lucky and land Suggs after a year of tanking.
Suggs Butler
Mathews Brown Jr
Hunter Bonga
Avdija Hachimura
Okongwu Bryant
That’s a really good team with a bright future.
Are you being serious? Let's be honest for a second. Next year we have to make a decision on Brown Jr. With this lineup he's gone. Suggs would take 2 or 3 years to come in to his own. By that time we have to decide on Hunter and Rui. What do we do? How much should we resign them especially given the fact that this team likely won't be competing with top playoff teams. I'd give up everyone but Suggs on that roster for a high round draft pick to draft a star. Okongwu hasn't shown anything. And even if the Adebayo (his best case scenario comes to fruition) it would take 2 to 4 years before we know. By that time we decide have to decide on Bryant. Bonga is gone. Jared Butler is a throwaway that hasn't proved anything. Also, no vets anywhere to lead ththis team.
A bunch of young players with potential seems appealing but it never works out. You are forced to make decisions on extending players before you are really successful thus taking on a significant amount of risk. Basically, if you think Hunter and Okongwu could develop into stars then this team would have a chance. But even then, you'd be better off trading some young players and bringing in vets. I love Suggs. But I'll be plain. I don't see Hunter ever being as good a player as Beal. And until he proves otherwise Okongwu is just like every other non-skilled big man. It should be highly telling that he's struggling to even crack the rotation.
Onyeka was a good option, when we had Beal and we had a hole at center. If we are rebuilding from the ground up, I think there's real questions as to why we need him. When is the goal for this team to be competitive? Would we be good next year or would we be drafting high again? If we have a high draft pick, what position and how do you justify blocking the development of a young player we traded Beal for?
Lastly, what's the time frame for this team to be competitive? The best teams have a combination of vets and young players on rookie deals. I'd contend that with Suggs, the winning time frame should be his prime. In that case, draft picks and not players would be most valuable. We'd be forced to make decisions on players who are more likely to be role players than genuine stars. Also, these players would prevent us from bottoming out and hurt our ability to draft stars. Stockpile draft picks, and then try to use them to trade up in future drafts to trade up and get a potential star.
I'd much rather want MPJr + first round picks + pick swaps than that deal. I belive MPJr has a chance to be a star. Suggs + MPJr + FRP's would likely struggle early so we'd be able to draft another star. Stockpiling on what is likely to be middling role players will not really work. Bet on stars and then figure out the rest.
