Gotta admit I feel for Nets fans. Back in 2019 were this fun group of fans with low expectations, who had a really promising young team and a great coach. Then the whole Irving/Durant/Harden sequence of events forces all these massive changes that bring in a bunch of player-fans who don't actually care about the team, gives them crazy high expectations, constant drama, multiple players who are highly unlikeable, and then suddenly blows up and leaves them probably worse off than they were before it started, with a lot of organizational embarassment. Can't imagine what that's like to go through as a fan.
As far as the Poeltl trade I'm a big fan of it. I know there are concerns about spacing, but I think in the modern NBA, fans have gotten used to thinking that 3-point-shooting is the only form of spacing, but a smart bigman who sets fantastic screens, has good hands and a soft touch around the hoop, and an excellent floater... that will create its own spacing.
I assume the plan here is that an OG trade still happens and refills the asset cupboard, but there's also a scenario where they make a minor move (Boucher for an expiring PG) and try to keep the rest of the roster together. I'd prefer the OG trade route... I can't imagine the value will ever be higher.
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