Yah I can't say I don't agree with that. No one was lining up to sign with the rockets pre harden either. It will be difficult for sure.
You've got one of your top two or three pieces in Wood. You've got KPJ, if he pans out. Draft that third main piece and the team's back into contention pretty fast. You've also got a lot of picks to trade or draft with to build around them. Getting Wall, Gordon and Oladipo off the books (and converting them into more building blocks) is key.
Well, all I can say is if we are getting excited about Anthony Freaking Lamb, this isn’t going to be a “lightning quick rebuild”. Not by a mile. LOL
kpj Tate Lamb nwaba backing up is a great set of defensive wings with some OK size . if Tate learns to shoot we can be a playoff team next year . wall/Gordon is below average for playoff guard rotation, but has veteran savvy . Kpj is a long term bet to be a top creator . wood is solid . Needs help and we need depth .
If we have Max money we will be able to attract a max player, especially if we get a stud in the draft. We have good building pieces in Wood and KPJ, good role players in Nwaba, Tate, and Martin. Who knows with Wall and Gordan. They are not bad players if they will adjust to team oriented BB. We have our own picks the next 2 years plus multiple low FRP that can used for trades. You are way to pessimistic.
My point was that you find role players to compliments stars, you don't go looking for stars that happen to work well with your role players. Stars are hard to find, role players are easier to find, so why are we worried about how a role player glues a team together? What is Lamb holding together right now? I agree that Wood and Kevin Porter are building blocks towards something potentially great, but we don't know enough about them to know what role player types they need around them as a pair, only as individuals. To me, the best scenario is that we build up role players now, this season, and hope to trade them to teams where their value is realized as role players in exchange for something. For instance, I like Tate but I know he's not a star. He's a role player. His role may work great with Wood, but he doesn't seem to flourish with Porter so how good can he be for us in the future? I think Porter needs shooters and tall players that can finish amongst the trees in the paint playing alongside him. Tato is neither. He creates, defends and finishes well when he's one on one with a player. His stuff gets blocked if he's by a crowded rim and he doesn't shoot that well. So while he plays great with Wood (because Wood pulls defenders away from the paint), his play with Porter is not going to look good long term because he doesn't compliment Porter's unique skill set. Who is harder to find? Tato or Porter type talent? Porter is so you find role players that work well with him, not the other way around.
I do consider each a potential star in this league. They're both pretty close in my opinion. Each just needs consistency of play more than development.
A max player as in a top 10 player in this league? Press x to doubt bro. We need to build way more to attract a FA like that. We arent LA so we have to have a greater foundation to get better FA. Woods and KPJ maybe nice.....but championship level??? Thats gonna take time we dont have. Wall and Gordon will be traded eventually. Nwaba should be traded. And honestly....Im unsure of how Tate and Woods fit into our future. They will be 28 years old looking to get paid when their contract ends. Its hard for me to see us being contenders in 3 years time.
