So, I hope they will find success around the league and I ill not getting totally nuts in breaking losing records.
Obviously the first step to make this decision was to check out if there is a way I can trade for my pick for a price I think its fair. So as soon our playoffs ended in round 1, I contacted Ryan but waited mostly until his run ended … to make me wait of course in the finals.
But we were pretty quick on one page and I was looking for trades which could net the one or another pick for my vet player. Not easy in the CSL where it seems every player turning 30 is ready for retirement. Additional my first planned move including AD fell thru and I was re-thinking this decision a bit after that.
The most interesting part was definitely the talks about the Smart move, it went on for ever went all kind of directions and surprising every day … fun times haha
I just could not bail out of that one anymore after all this time and with him going to a team where can compete. So, I delayed the AD decision for later and pulled the trigger on Smart to start the rebuild. Luckily, also AD could switch team to a contender later during the FA period.
The trading was all fun and games but I did not really have the option to build anything decent yet and there is not too much to talk about this upcoming season. The expectations are literally zero, we will lose a lot of games for lack of talent alone. But we also have the chance to finally try some things out, without risking missing the playoffs.
We also have to finally scout much better to learn about the draft classes.
We got some useful vets back in the trades, especially Randle and Kennard should be on a better team, instead of watching our mostly 2nd rounders try to learn basketball.
Anyway, it will be a transition season just to get a feeling if there is any useful talent on the roster. During preseason players like Tre Jones, Lecque and Jemerrio Jones showed some signs to hopefully develop into useful role players but that was preseason.
What we mostly need, is some luck in the lottery in the upcoming years and hopefully add a franchise kind of player.
Should be a lot of fun … until its not
