That could be on the table, also, depending on how the FO is seeing the timetable on the rebuild and if the Hawks are down to throw in some real draft capital.
Increasing your swings at bat for home runs. Once you get a home run or two then it’s go time. Currently, we got a couple on base but nothing approaching a home run.
So that after you hit that homerun you start swinging with your picks to fill out the roster with quality role players like Kessler?
If it’s not to late to fold into the existing Fox trade or otherwise impossible, I will happily take the King’s ‘31 swap and nothing else (would love to get the Jazz’s ‘26 2nd back but won’t demand it).
More or less. I’m not trying to dump him overboard, I just think thinking of trading him in general is worth considering when weighed against the return and where we actually are in the rebuild.
No way in hell.
What this means:
It would be such a low cost to the Spurs given how small Butler's market seems to be. Maybe they get lucky and Butler gets squeezed in UFA and he just comes back on a good contract because he wants to win rings with Wemby/Fox.
I love Jimmy Butler. I think he has lost his ****ing mind and I don’t think the Spurs want any of that around. They are in no hurry.
They would have like 170M+ committed to 4 guys in a year and a half. So they have to be a bit judicious. I think the Bulls wanted their own pick back which I get and I don't get cuz you can just tank and manage it. Their Gm is poopy trash though. I agree Magic need to do something but they also might write this season off due to injuries... shrug.
I mean, the Fox deal suggest there is some sort of hurry, or at least they are willing to buy low to make things happen faster. They could have waited 2 years and given up nothing for Fox, but they got him early.
And do you have the tentative reasonable timeline of when the team will try to compete under this scenario? Say, the Jazz draft their centerpiece in 2026 and begin drafting future kesslers and sextons in 2027-29. It will take 2-3 years for all of those young players to develop, so the Jazz can finally try to make playoffs in 2031/32?
I don't think they feel any pressure. The deal they got for Fox kinda shows that. They gave up one of their premium picks, garbage contracts, a late first, and some seconds for an all-star (okay borderline in the west) pg in his prime. It was a very measured "here is our best offer and we are fine with you walking cuz we ain't all that concerned on hitting the gas".
