Maybe a make or break offseason for Rafa. The jury is still out on him as GM. Has drafted pretty well and team has improved year over year. Great coaching hire. This thread could be correct, Tildo applying pressure on his GM to make a splash this summer. Question is what happens when things fall through and those pick swaps don’t look good.
I think Hartenstein is the more interesting name if he signs elsewhere, the interior Defense would suffer a blow. Knicks possess picks but not endless cap space.
It’s definitely possible, but Bridges would have still been in Brooklyn, and Nets management would have been trying to improve the roster so they didn’t hand over as high of picks to the Rockets. The Nets also had the 9th worst record last season with Bridges, so it took lottery luck for the Rockets to end up with a top-three pick. Conversely, the Pistons had the worst record in the league, but are picking fifth. The new lottery rules make things a crap shoot.
