League Circles wrote:To the people that want to "rebuild" (which means tank if anyone is remotely honest with themselves), we've already achieved the outcome of that. We have a young star without flaws that is locked up on a cheap deal. Coby is ABSOLUTELY equivalent at this point, on his contract, to having a top 1-3 draft pick, which is better than you get when you "achieve" the worst record in the league. We already struck gold from an underperforming mine and people want to keep digging instead of cash in.
A rebuild doesn't have to be a similar situation to what the "Process" Sixers did. They can pivot while thinking about the future. For example, the Mavs last year knew that their season wasn't going anywhere, so they did what they could during the later part of the year to get the best pick possible. Then they took the #10 pick and traded it for the #12 (Dereck Lively) while shedding salary in the process (Bertans).
What does Coby have to do with the upcoming draft? He's a good player, but isn't a superstar and the team still needs more talent around him.