It’ll be interesting to see this team next year provided we have a top two pick and keep love. I think if that happens, along with our young players’ development, we are out of the bottom for sure next year.
It is fine to be optimistic about getting a top two pick, but the odds are against any team getting one of the top two picks. Tanking is not what it used to be.
http://www.tankathon.com/pick_odds
I think the added the 4th pick to the lottery really changes how you have to think about tanking. I actually think adding that pick to the mix just makes teams at the bottom more inclined to tank especially with the lower odds. Usually there are 4 to 8 players that teams see as the top tier prospects. The bottom 3 usually were guaranteed to get one of those guys even if there were only 4 or 5 of them, now not so much. Teams will fight for that number 1 odds just so they can secure a top 5 pick. Windy said in a podcast this week most teams feel it's 5 or 6 in that top tier this year in the draft.
It is fine to be optimistic about getting a top two pick, but the odds are against any team getting one of the top two picks. Tanking is not what it used to be.
http://www.tankathon.com/pick_odds
Yup totally agreeWhich is why I would consider sitting Love the rest of the year, or severely limit his time.
There is zero reason for this team to win meaningless games.
Tank, hopefully get a top 2 and they’re off.
You think there is any team desperate enough for Kevin Love to give up a first rounder?
Also wouldn’t mind kicking the tires on taking some bad San Antonio money off the books in exchange for a 1st rounder....
I mean how about Alec Burks and Tristan for Gasol, Patty Mills and a 1st rounder...
Burks expiring basically clears 12 mil for the spurs going into next season
1. Tristan straight up for Gasol and the Toronto 1st from San Antonio.
2. Burks straight up for Brandon Knight and Houston's 2020 1st.
3. Kevin Love's back is "flaring up" again, looks like he is gonna sit out the season.
And that should pretty much lock us down to the worst record as long as Sexton gets the majority of the playing time over Delly. Trade JR in the offseason, Clarkson and Henson at the deadline next season.
Next year to start the year:
PG: Sexton/Delly/Clarkson
SG: Cedi/Nwaba/Stauskas
SF: Zion/Adel/Blossomgame
PF: Love/Nance
C: Zizic/Henson