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I don't feel great about the state of the team moving forward. I'm tired of our team always being on the outside looking in.

No, but it can turn our season around and get in the playoffs. We would need to make additional moves for role players and depth.

PG: Trae, Trent F/Kobe B SG: THJ, Bogi, AJ SF: Hunter, Bey, AJ PF: JJ, OO C : KAT, OO

I've given up on defense for now. Let's get better offensive players on the court and take the 4th quarter blitzes away from Trae. I'm tired of seeing teams knowing they can completely disrupt our offense late in games.

This is a good framework to get started from and addresses our need for more shooting to fit Quinn's offense. Trae THJ Hunter JJ KAT I'm not going to speak on the money, because it isn't my money to worry about. But does this team look like a contender? This is a NBA 2k trade I know. But it works and I really want Derozan on our team for some reason.

I know, I just couldn't help myself. Fell for the bait.

This is from March 2023. I'm not really plugged in this year, but when I do watch, I don't see any on-court evidence of bad team chemistry. We just aren't good. But the guys seem to like each other.

Don't give me more hope Supes. Don't do this to me

We aren't going to just give him away and I doubt we are prioritizing draft picks at this stage.

Aw man that's a hefty price, I would want to hold on to JJ if we could.

Not asking if you have been told about any specific trade framework, but what would a trade for Zion look like to you?

Two different versions of a 3 team trade with NOP and the Bulls This is NOP giving up on Zion and getting a decent return for him (not the strongest haul they can get for him, I know) & Chicago trying to get good value for Derozan before he leaves in free agency. Apparently, Ingram wants out and this same deal works for him money-wise.

Jumping over to NOP being our trading partner hype train. Zion or Ingram coming to ATL!

I just want to state that my posts are not advocating for DJ to get more PG minutes. Just throwing darts in the dark at what I think the unspoken issue might be, if there is one.

I'm more interested in him adding more to his game to truly be unguardable.

I'm worried that all of that might be true. It didn't work out much early on and Trae started going off script, then Quinn just stopped calling it all together. I have no sources, just a trend I've noticed with Trae/most NBA stars. They talk a big game about changing and adding to their game, then they revert to what they know works for them.

IF it is DJM that is asking for a trade, then I think the lack of "Off-ball, I played SG in High-School Trae Young" will end up being the culprit. Trae's refusal/inability to add catch and shoot to his game is glaring when you look at DJM's shooting improvements. It feels like one genuinely tried and the other just reverted back to their old ways.

Considering his market is pretty weak, this is more than fair. Throw in a pick if we have to.

I don't understand the Knicks logic with this trade. They clearly lost this exchange.

We were up 18 when I tuned in at halftime. I'm gonna back back out to see if they return to form.

Was just trying to add some humor to a conversation that felt like it was getting a bit heated. Sorry if I added to it.

You don't mean that.

I had to take a break. This team is not what I thought it would be in the offseason.

What am I walking back into? Can we all just collectively take a deep breath and start over?

Flagrant foul on Paolo! That was around his neck