Knrstz wrote:Unless you think Steven Adams can lead this team to a championship, or he’s young enough to still be valuable when the rebuild is complete, then you trade him.
He's the one I would keep during a rebuild. He won't win you games on his own, but his influence on the young guys would be similar to Perkins. He is only in his age 24 season so assuming he's 30 when you are ready to try to contend again he'd be a veteran, but would still have a few years, 2-4, left at a high level and could end up as your next Collison as he gets older and declines.
I'd also offer Nick Collison the coaching job this off-season. I could see him jumping into the middle of a practice and showing the players how to play. Even without the physical tools to be a quality NBA player he would teach them technique, hustle and playing hard and I think he would be able to sit players who were slacking off. His NBA career would give him the credentials to have the respect of younger players
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