ForeverTFC wrote:Scase wrote:ForeverTFC wrote:
Oddly enough, him chasing the playoffs with Westbrook and taking a chance on trading for PG was his most important moves. He got bailed out by getting SGA. No team other than the Clippers makes that trade. There were more people questioning whether he was washed than are doing so about Masai today believe it or not, until that trade was forced on him.
They’re in good position right now but have a bit of a cap hell approaching them - SGA, Chet and JWill will all be on the max in 2 years. He also needs to consolidate his picks asap because he’s literally run out of roster spots. Masai needs to go there and get a ‘25 pick, especially if we don’t convey this year.
We're all always saying how important luck is, this for sure fits the bill. But he pushed for SGA, so I think the luck comes from the Clips being dumb lol.
As for this cap hell issue, that is a great problem to have. I would rather have multiple players that deserve to be maxed, rather than being forced into maxing one that shouldn't. Especially while being the 1st seed in the west.
But yeah, I'm hoping masai can send them Jak and steal a pick or two away, it would really accelerate the build.
I forgot where I heard/read this but apparently, the Clippers thought if they didn't get Kawhi, he was going to the Lakers - which in their opinion would have kept them forever irrelevant in LA. So not only was SGA for PG the cost of getting Kawhi, it was also the cost of saving their franchise in their minds. So given the chance to re-do the deal, they still do it 100 times out of 100 because the ramifications of losing the star to the Lakers at that moment in time was devastating.
And who's there to benefit? Prestie.
I was really hoping the Warriors, Cavs or Sacramento would face a similar existential crisis which would bring them to the table for Siakam. Unfortunately, it the Warriors and Kings (and probably Cavs in a few weeks) are now facing this crisis 4 months later than we needed it to. If we had Pascal under contract this off-season, I'm pretty positive we get a better return. If this rebuild doesn't go well, we might point to how underwhelming the Pascal trade was as the reason why.
That's a good point about the Clips, it never seemed like him going to the Lakers was realistic, but I can see the reasoning from the Clips no matter what.
As for the Siakam situation, I don't think that was ever going to happen. Teams will not bend over backwards for a second rate star, so I doubt it changes much. If anything holding onto him too long, and all the cascading effects it had, will be one of the main reasons a rebuild might fail.