Assuming that we are not in the spending game because of COVID, which I think will be our move, I am looking at this as a semi realistic offseason (In this scenario, we get the 8 seed and pick 17)
TPE + 44 to Boston for Kanter + 30 *** Boston saves money after a Gordon extension, PDX gets a cheap'ish backup who was previously a good fit ***
17 - Tyler Bey PF - Yes, I think he is a PF despite being 6'7 and 216lbs. We give him a year to put on weight and he can become the small ball PF compliment to our jumbo Collins. His motor is insane, his defensive is elite at the college level and he has a developing 3PT shot. There is a chance that Little is the PF and Bey the SF, but regardless I want to load this team with high effort, defensive oriented athletes. He is just that.
https://www.nba.com/draft/2020/prospects/tyler-bey#/30 - Tre Jones PG - He has a low ceiling but as a backup PG his skillset is ideal. Defensive oriented, enough of a 3 to keep them honest and more natural playmaking abilities than we have had in a backup PG for years. I expect he would take the spot from Simons as a rookie.
https://www.nba.com/draft/2020/prospects/tre-jones#/Waive Ariza to save $, give Melo some sort of 1 year deal, start GTJ until Hood is healthy. When healthy, we are looking at:
G - Damian Lillard / Tre Jones / Anfernee Simons
G - CJ McCollum / Gary Trent Jr / Anfernee Simons
F - Rodney Hood / Gary Trent Jr / Nassir Little / Weynen Gabriel / Tyler Bey
F - Zach Collins / Carmelo Anthony / Weynen Gabriel / Tyler Bey
C - Jusuf Nurkic / Enes Kanter / Moses Brown
Pretty straightforward. I dont think we see any big moves with the money crunch and due to the fact we have not seen what this team can do healthy. Just run it back but make a few tweaks.