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I’d take Donovan out of that bunch. Interestingly, I think Mose getting hired by NO helps us, as he had two years left on his contract with us and coaching contracts in the NBA typically offset.

I’m personally not a big fan of Boozer, as I believe he’s got a lot of the same strengths and limitations of Paolo. However, I do think we need a reset and would consider that trade. However, I doubt Weltman would consider it.

Yep… A lot of guys on Cleveland played great, including that Merrill fella. Imagine if we had a guy off the bench like him.

It’d be tough for me to wait that long for the new hire. Lol

A couple of trades I'd consider to mature and balance out the team: Jalen for Jrue - This one has been discussed, but I like it because Jrue brings the type of steadiness, maturity, shooting, and championship pedigree that this team desperately needs. Meanwhile, Portland gets a much younger player that can slide to SG. WCJ for Turner - Turner brings consistency, maturity, and shooting at the center spot, while Milwaukee saves significant cash in the long haul. Jrue, AB, Jase Desmond, Cain Wagner, TDS Paulo, Panda Turner, Goga I don't know. Just throwing stuff out there. Ultimately, I'd love to swing for the fences and get a guy like Brown.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48777174/myles-turner-addresses-lack-discipline-doc-rivers First, this is the last thing the Magic need on their team. Second, Doc needs to retire.

Has anyone heard anything about our coaching search? Because we’re a small market team, I think one thing that hurts us is ownership and management don’t seem to be held to the same level of transparency and accountability as big market teams.

Mathurin and Collins are free agents, so it wouldn’t work. Plus, Kawhi is from LA and doesn’t want to leave.

I'd personally give up either Franz or Paolo for a package around JB. Wouldn't want to give up picks. Right now, I'm also a pass on Giannis.

So do we make a play for Giannis or Brown?

I'm convinced that Suggs and WCJ are our two biggest variables/problems. Next to Franz and Paolo, our PG needs to shoot the three-ball well, defend well, handle the ball well, and make solid decisions (e.g. Jrue, White). I believe Weltman swung on Suggs's potential, especially his regular season +/- numbers, and missed. One cannot overstate how bad Suggs was in this year's playoffs, where he had a -6.3 NETRTG. I really hope we don't compound our mistake by sticking with him as our starting PG.

Yes, whatever was going on with Paolo was a problem, but it’s bigger than that. We have wildly inconsistent and immature players around Paulo to add to Paolo’s inconsistency and immaturity, most of whom can’t shoot good enough in today’s NBA. At this point, I’m not sure any NBA analyst (e.g. Lowe and O’Connor) would say we have a good enough roster to make a real run.

That’s how I see it, too. Meanwhile, in the East, I honestly believe NY, BOS, CLE, and ATL have better rosters than us. Ours is a mess, with a lot of it banking on potential (player growth) and health. One last thing: Whoever becomes our coach, Paolo has to fully buy-in or we’re in trouble from day 1. We can’t again have our *star* being dismissive, inconsistent, and unaccountable as we saw this past season.

I wish I agreed with Fultz4thewin here, but I actually agree with you. I think Bud and Thibs would both be mistakes, as both have been run off by vets, and our roster needs some significant tweaking. Sure, we probably could have pulled it out past Detroit had we had Franz, but I believe we’d have been obliterated by OKC or SA. If we really want to compete for a championship, some real change needs to occur. If we want to just get to the second round, sure, let’s not do much.

I love your thinking. I'd do that deal and then wait and see on extending Kyrie. Not sure they'd move Lively but sign me up.