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EricaLubarsky · 11-26-2023, 02:14 PM

WARNING: TOXIC POSITIVITY

At the current rate, we are on pace since mid-November to end the season 29-53. Some small good news:

1) If we don't do anything and the trend of the past two weeks holds, we have good odds to get a top-10 pick and thus keep the pick (29-52 would be good for fourth worst record). Assuming Kyrie/Luka don't demand a trade, we'd have everyone under contract from this year other than DJJ and Morris AND a lottery pick (maybe even top four). If we end up 11-30, though, we have no FRPs or SRPs and are stuck with this year's roster.

2) Maybe Cuban sees that Kidd won't get it done and gets us a real coach?

3) It may make Cuban/Nico make a roster move.
*3a) I think we have the assets for one upward move and I personally think we're more than one move from competing, but we can pull a Clippers and mortgage the rest of the 2020s to get one more piece OR
*3b) We blow it up completely. Go young and build around Green/Lively/OMax. Maybe keep the 2023 FRP to add another player around Lively. Getting some picks for Luka, keeping our 2023 lottery pick, and building around a young core could be really solid.

11-26-2023, 02:14 PM	#23
EricaLubarsky Inactive. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 42,383	WARNING: TOXIC POSITIVITY At the current rate, we are on pace since mid-November to end the season 29-53. Some small good news: 1) If we don't do anything and the trend of the past two weeks holds, we have good odds to get a top-10 pick and thus keep the pick (29-52 would be good for fourth worst record). Assuming Kyrie/Luka don't demand a trade, we'd have everyone under contract from this year other than DJJ and Morris AND a lottery pick (maybe even top four). If we end up 11-30, though, we have no FRPs or SRPs and are stuck with this year's roster. 2) Maybe Cuban sees that Kidd won't get it done and gets us a real coach? 3) It may make Cuban/Nico make a roster move. 3a) I think we have the assets for one upward move and I personally think we're more than one move from competing, but we can pull a Clippers and mortgage the rest of the 2020s to get one more piece OR 3b) We blow it up completely. Go young and build around Green/Lively/OMax. Maybe keep the 2023 FRP to add another player around Lively. Getting some picks for Luka, keeping our 2023 lottery pick, and building around a young core could be really solid. Last edited by EricaLubarsky; 11-26-2023 at 02:20 PM.