This has all been apparent for a long time. That the FO didn’t realize that before is embarrassing. There’s one guy that can be traded that returns you win now pieces. Royce doesn’t hold value at $9M/yr. Mildly humorous that people thought we’d get value back for him. The bottom line is that we need to move both Royce and Mike. We will definitely take back less overall talent but what we need from those 60 mpg is something different and I think both those guys’ spots are the place to improve. I really think what you’d lose on offense vs. what you’d gain on defense in a Bojan move is a net negative, while what you gain moving the other two is a net positive. Pair this with a coach that gets buy in and we’re still in this thing, as much as everyone believes we aren’t. But it really is dependent on hitting on at least 2/3 of those things.
What really sucks is Mike had value at the trade deadline and we likely could've gotten a good return for him. Then he struggled the second half of the season and completely turned to **** in the playoffs. It was painfully obvious by the deadline that this team wasn't even close to being a contender, and the front office knew someone of Mike's size and age could fall off the cliff at any moment. It would've been nice if they had the foresight to trade him before he completely tanked all his value.