The elephant in the room is that Luka might get a little better at a few things over the next 5 years but this group of players just doesn't have enough even if Luka ascends from the 3 or 4th best player in NBA to unequivocally the best player in league. Porzingis as a legit 2nd star is a bust. We need to face that and move him for a create his own offense type of guy. There should be nobody other than Luka that is untouchable from a trade perspective. If we can't land a star free agent in the next year and learn to draft when outside the top 5 what hope is there to build around young Luka before he bolts. A young rebounder like Saddiq Bey would really help in these type of games where 2nd shot opportunities for Blazers killed Mavs. Good effort though.
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