I'm not sure that they even improved their roster that much. They already had a slight weakness in terms of matching up against strong bigs like Kanter and Adams, and in losing Bogut and probably Ezeli, they've probably compounded that problem a bit. Granted, they've significantly improved their offence on paper, but their offense was already clicking at a high rate. Taking shots away from guys who are already converting at a high rate and giving them to another guy who converts at a high rate, you get to a point of diminishing returns. Their bench, at this point, is literally Livingston and Looney, plus two late draft picks. Perhaps they can attract some decent ring-chasers, but I believe all they've got to use is the mid-level exception ($2.9 million, 2 years), plus minimum contracts. In a year where regular role-players are getting $10 million a year guaranteed contracts, that's a lot of money for even the most championship-focused veteran to give up.
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