One of the reasons I wanted to run it back, in a vacuum, all of Smart, Rui, Luke and Lebron are excellent pieces for a contender. I wanted to add to them, not tear it down to the studs.
One of the reasons I wanted to run it back, in a vacuum, all of Smart, Rui, Luke and Lebron are excellent pieces for a contender. I wanted to add to them, not tear it down to the studs.
Yeah looks like DFS playbook. They'll give him a multi year deal at a price it doesn't make much sense for us. I get Smart signing it too, get a final bag in a competitive team. Was really hoping he would pick up the PO with a backroom deal agreed with us for multiple years next season. He was our best non-star by a landslide. The way he plays is infectious and bodes extremely well when you have stars like Luka and Bron, who tend to save energy for different reasons. I also think we are losing a lot on the development of Carr and Thiero. Having Smart around would be a very positive influence on both. But it is what it is. I think to cover him we need to go at 2 or 3 defensive dogs. I really don't want the room exception used in an offensive minded player. Ellis, Thybulle, Wade are guys we should be after
