djFan71 wrote:I like all the OP ideas. I'd love to add Ed Davis in the exception. RoLo, maybe DAJ could fit as well, but DeAndre seems a long shot.
Smart, Jaylen, Tatum, Horford, Baynes
Hayward, Semi, Davis
Williams, picks, vet mins
Crazy talk time. I would explore getting a young stud big man with Tatum and Yabu/Semi salary as needed. Could that get you Marvin Bagley, Wendell Carter, Jaren Jackson, Jonathan Isaac???? (Isaac probably has the least value, but his defensive mobility is crazy in the few games I've seen - could be the closest thing to covering Giannis\KD for a while. Might have to get 2020 pick back too or something)
In that case, you resign Rozier ($10-12M range) to make up for the lost scoring - let him gun in true 6th man fashion, don't try to run the offense. Maybe token start Baynes and bring Al off the bench, too, for facilitation purposes.
Smart, Jaylen, Hayward, <Isaac/Carter/Bagley>, Baynes
Terry, Horford, Davis, Semi (if not traded)
Williams, picks, vet mins
You basically give the offense scoring load to Jaylen, Hayward and Terry and hope for the best, but acquire that stud young big and balance the roster a little. Smart/Hayward/Al handle the playmaking. Everybody can play Celtic D. Need a shooter off the bench via draft or vet min.
DeAndre is staying in NY on a MLE if KD and Kyrie come and im pretty sure thats the plan right now.