Rank: What Direction is Most Important This Season?

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I guess TC answered this question with DLo trade: he wants more chemistry, veteran presence, leadership around Edwards and MCD. I have couple of questions though. We got some flexibility moving into off-season. But I just don't understand which scenario is realistic:

Can we resign Reid in off-season and trade him during next season?

Would you rather try to assess NAW than give Nowell all shot opportunities as bench scorer? I mean NAW is RFA, Nowell is UFA who believes in getting big contract.

Should MIN keep Rivers this summer?

Should MIN keep Knight?

Do we need to upgrade backup PG position? I like JMac a lot, but backup position might be critical for Moore, Minott and JMac development

I haven't done a deep-dive breakdown, but here's how I'm looking at things.

As others have said, Nowell is likely gone this summer at his own wishes. If we can S/T great, if not, oh well...

We are all looking at what moves we can make regarding Naz and free agency. I think we can have two of Naz, MLE and Taurean on the roster next year and stay under the tax. Don't rule out the Prince piece, especially as Minott continues to develop. Minutes there may be necessary. I do think there's a chance Naz stays.

[Klomp]

A few posts have referenced this in the past few weeks, but we have a runway of 2-3 years where we have to develop into a franchise that will take a full leap.

A lot of people still will joke about this, but it's crazy how young our roster still is. Only 6 of our 17 players have 5 years of experience. You really see the youth, inexperience and immaturity when the leads are blown, such as last night. Our bench core is so young, especially when Towns' injury pushes Anderson into the starting lineup.

I hope that's a big target of the front office this offseason, to get another solid veteran. I hope we can find another Kyle Anderson for the MLE. That's why guys like Pat Beverley, Austin Rivers and James Johnson have been so crucial in recent years. Not so much for their on-court production, but what they can bring to the locker room.