flying_mollusk wrote:Skybox wrote:flying_mollusk wrote:The situation with the Heat should be instructive for why you shouldn't make any moves willy nilly or just for the sake of going all in. They gave Charlotte a first round pick that has the potential to be unprotected in 2028, when Butler may be gone. Rozier has played terribly since they got him (obviously could change). Now it is the Heat, so they may have a rebuild already done. But it seems like teams like Orlando should be wary of throwing in long term unprotected firsts.
I don't think you'll want to compare our FO to MIA...they've made mistakes because they've taken swings and have banners to prove it. MIA is NEVER irrelevant and ALWAYS a factor when a good player might be available. I think they blew it ORL style this summer by missing out on both Dame and then Jrue by not throwing in-like they usually do. I'd trade ORL's "lack of bad moves" for their banners any day.
Think about it, even when they have no apparent assets, they seem to be mentioned as buyersHow do they do it?
Agreed. I’m basically saying I don’t want us to throw in unprotected firsts because the consequences are worse for the Magic. If we snagged Rozier and he stunk, that would hurt worse for us.
We know what Rozier(for example) is...we're a lot more likely to have a draft pick stink...quite a few have and they were drafted a lot higher than our near-future picks will (hopefully) land.
Any move has risks, but none are more of a crapshoot than the draft these days. Even IF (if!) you score, you're likely waiting 2 or more years to see any significant useful contribution.
it's a weird thing in that this phase should be telling. You clearly see your guards struggling to shoot, you see Indy/NYK/Miami make moves in front of you, so the ball is in their court.
