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If the discussion about the team's current success (or lack thereof) is centered around tanking, then tbh I'm going to be pretty damn disgusted with our FO. I am anti-tanking from the get go, but if the plan is to continue tanking, with all the youth and potential that we currently have, after already getting the #1 pick and getting a legitimate star to build around, then when does it actually stop? This team is full of youth. How many players on the roster are 24 or under? It's basically everyone other than T-Ross, right? These guys need to actually develop. Learn how to play at an NBA level, learn how to win, and learn how to develop a culture among themselves and develop expectations. If the team sucks, they suck, so be it, and if they are middle of the pack and low lottery or even a low seed playoff entry, then so be it. No team goes from tanking to champion with the high end lottery pick that they tanked for. It doesn't happen, and the very rare exceptions that do happen have very big exceptions to the rule (i.e. an injured David Robinson coming back alongside TIm Duncan, or LeBron James signing to join alongside Kyrie Irving and bringing Kevin Love with him). Tanking is a failed philosophy to begin with, but when you actually have already gotten the draft picks, the youthful potential, the talent, it's time to start letting them play and develop and become what you drafted them to be. If this organization is intentionally holding these players like Fultz, Isaac, and to a lesser extent, Carter and Anthony, out longer for these injuries when they could be playing and contributing now, then I will be absolutely disgusted. How is all this youth you've accumulated over the years of abysmal performance ever going to develop if you are intentionally not allowing them to play, and putting the ones who are left (like Paolo and Franz) in an impossible situation. It's so absurd that I have a hard time fully believing that a professional front office would be so blatantly incompetent. Like, the supposed point of tanking is to get youthful talent that you can build around and improve with. Well, we have the talent. Why tf are we still in tank mode? For Wembanyama? Really? Dude looks like the next Chet Holmgren, meaning, severely injured before he can even step on the court. And as far as all this top tier talent talk is concerned, the greatest talent of a generation (LeBron James) couldn't win the team that drafted him a championship until they brought him back as a free agent to pair with another all-star talent and another #1 overall. Tanking for Wembanyama isn't going to be the move that turns this team from perpetual lottery team to NBA champions. But developing the players we have, developing chemistry and a culture of winning and expectations, and putting key pieces around that talent to enhance what we already have, is what can do it.

I'm not convinced either at this point. That team has surely the potential to do a lot better than this, but even with normal rotations, it's not a given. Will the mentality/cohesion/gameplan be good enough?

Trying not to get hyped about Scoot or Wemby since I don't think we'll have a shot at them but here's some Scoot since people have shown an interest.

FULTZ !!! I did call the ticket guys and told them about Ross post …maybe that had something to do with this lol joking He’s playing tomorrow Edit …told them they better email their public relations department

Trust the process - Fultz clip is hilarious

Caleb remind me of Courtney Lee. Solid player knows where to be and what to do. Got legitimate size at his position. i think he needs more burn

so i think i am 100%, not changing my mind, sold on trading Bamba. Maybe someone else will be able to get his motor working but its not us. Maybe we can get one of these teams that owes us something like OKC. Trade him for chet...lol - Just saw a halftime clip of bamba driving and saying he still gets lost in orlando... its been 4 years. I grew up in ORL and i get kind of uncertain where i might be when im in like davenport/4 corners or maybe clermont/tavares

I'm watching this one, i lost the last couple. I wasn't expecting to see Markelle, but the starting lineup with Gary and Paolo makes it way better than ten days ago. It's been a fun first half. Brooklyn started with Kyrie, KD and Simmons: they want the game, but they're losing the ball a lot and we got some transition points. Bol is being the most beatiful freak of nature

i actually felt so upset reading this lineup that i choked laughing it was so comical...