BAMBAEXPRESS wrote:yoyojw17 wrote:drsd wrote:
Is that what I said?
- We have a at least one but most likely 2 first round picks joining the roster next year.
- The usually leak-proof WeHam staff is already known to be searching for scoring help on the trade market.
- Evan Fournier continues to be named as a “most likely to be traded” this season candidate across the league.
- DJ has a valuable expiring contract
- We have to decide what to do with AG. If it happens at all, I expect him to be trade NEXT season once we see what we have in Chuma.
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In short, we have many options for shuffling the roster this year and next before entering the 2021 summer with loads of $$$ to spend.
It’s natural to want the world on day 1 but that isn’t how it works in a small market when you inherit a dumpster fire. They have a plan for building towards the 2021 summer. It’s mind boggling how anyone can fail to see this.
I’ll hold my judgement until I see what comes of the the options we have laid out and the cap space they have secured. If it isn’t sufficient then fire them and give someone else a try.
What is clear based on your thoughts is that Fournier needs to be traded for another SG. You said: "Evan Fournier continues to be named as a “most likely to be traded” this season candidate across the league." I guess you are thinking Russel or DeRozan.
Rumored trades include Fournier, Augustin, Iwundu, a 2020 first and a 2021 second for DeRozan.
The roster by your vision:
Fultz/Carter-Williams/Magette(2W)
DeRozan/Ross/Frazier
Isaac/Johnson(2W)
Gordon/Jefferson
Vučević/Bamba/Birch
So: the first order of business is immediately signing Johnson and Magette to full contracts AND finding one or two free agent forwards.
I really, really do not lo=ike this roster. Fultz and DeRozan play a similar game and there is only one ball. Plus, the depth is very poor. Perhaps you look at this as a roster to build on next season, but that means not only has DeRozan picked up his player-year, but Orlando has max-ed him our for another five. In other words, there will only be draft picks and LLE players to complete a roster over the next 4 years.
I cannot imagine any Magic fan thinking Fultz/DeRozan/Isaac/Gordon(or another by your words)/Vučević is a starting five that ould ever do more than win a first-round playoff series.
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My point, even though you stated that Fournier is the "most tradeable", for me it is Gordon. Orlando is already thin at forward and reading Gordon for a SF and sliding Isaac to PF makes more sense to me than bringing in another guard.
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Swap out gordon for fournier and i would be happy. I just wish that gordon would find his comfort zone instead of trying to be so much more than he should at this point in his career/skillset. If he doesn't want to slow down and they can tell... i'm open to him being moved for a much more fitting player. Fultz/fournier/derozan/isaac/ Vuc would be a solid group!
I agree that we should do something to shake things up but I want nothing to do with Derozan.
Agreed DeRozan would be a mistake.
I would rather target Korkmaz before DeRozan...
I'm still a big fan of the fit Kaminsky would have here imagine him and Bamba as your back up bigs. Blocks and 3s for days.
It doesn't have to be huge moves unless we can pounce on a disgruntled star. We might have that chance with Trae if Hawks aren't careful. Anyways, if we're actually committing to Gordon Isaac pair, there are better complimentary players.
The question has to be - Is the front office committed to this, or is one of them being traded this offseason? Otherwise, this evaluation stuff is BS.