weekend_warrior wrote:I think those guys are a lock for next season (assuming no trade for a star comes up where we would include Wiseman):
Steph
Klay, Poole
Wiggins
Green, JTA
Looney, Wiseman
If Klay can come back healthy, this is a good core already.
Other options include:
Mannion (likely 2-way)
Bazemore (I would bring him back at the minimum, solid rotation player and liked by the team.)
Lee (Can bring him back, he's alright. Might have no spot if better options present themselves.)
Mulder (same as Lee)
Oubre (Probably gone. Maybe we can arrange a S&T?)
Paschall (On the fence with him. Looked good last season and great early on this year. Has fallen off a cliff since (health?).)
Smailagic (Let him go or sign as 2-way if there is still belief.)
Jessup (Let him go up against Lee/Mulder for a spot. Or sign as 2-way.)
Then there is the MLE, our 1st and possibly the Minny 1st.
There are a lot of players that can play some minutes (or be good on a special day), but not enough reliable options. I think we should probably try to consolidate the roster a bit here. Maybe attach the pick(s) to a Oubre S&T and try to get back a good wing player. Or maybe they have a good draft player in mind that can help immediately.
With the MLE we should probably bring in a solid backup point guard. There we are quite thin.
Realistically:
Steph, MLE player
Klay, Poole, Lee/Mulder
Wiggins, Pick or Oubre S&T, Bazemore
Green, JTA, Paschall
Looney, Wiseman, Chriss?
+ Mannion and Jessup on 2-way
Would be absolutely fine with this.
Looks like we cannot do a S&T for Oubre and get players back. Maybe the mentioned TPE is an option, but in this case, we cannot plan with that TPE for the start of next season (I think). So this would be a realistic roster if we stick to most of the players we have and just use our picks and options:
Steph, MLE player, GSW pick
Klay, Poole, Lee/Mulder?
Wiggins, Minny Pick, Bazemore?
Green, JTA, Paschall
Looney, Wiseman, Chriss?
+ Mannion and Jessup on 2-way
Steph, Poole, Wiggins, Green, JTA, Looney are legit parts of the core rotation from this season. That's (only) 6 players.
So we need the MLE guy, Klay, Wiseman and the Minny pick to bring this to 10 next season. The rest are fillers for the moment, hopefully some with potential (GSW pick, Jessup, ...).
Another possibility would be to consolidate Wiseman/picks to get something back. Don't have any realistic ideas for the moment. Anyways I would rather expect the conservative approach until we see how Klay looks.