re: Hollinger on the Status of the Pels

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The problem w the Ball deal was it was a bad deal.
Graham is irrelevant because we could’ve had both.

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It's definitely relevant. Not getting a 1st for ball but giving a 1st for Graham is bad.

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Would we be better with him this season? I think so but

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That should be the end of the conversation. Although he’s not overpaid, his contract is more team friendly every season, making him a better trade piece, if something better presents itself but the fact that you followed that with

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That is insanely silly logic. So a player making us better, no matter the cost, is automatically the right move and deserves no further discussion? So why not sign Austin Rivers to a 20 million dollar contract? Or Dennis Schrodinger or the myriad of other guards that would be an improvement to this team because we have some of the worst guard play in the league. That's not me comparing Ball to any of those players. Just saying that Ball being an improvement over what we currently have does not implicitly make resigning him the right move.

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that is more a failure on the team to fill the position than it is a credit to his skills.

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Tells me that you’re unwilling to give Lonzo any credit for any success his teams have, despite evidence proving otherwise

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What evidence proving otherwise? The Lakers were trash with Lonzo leading the team and trash without him. We were trash with Lonzo leading the team and trash without him. The bulls look great this season. They look great with Lonzo and looked great without him. Maybe he is a catalyst for the team but I'm struggling to see what you think he has shown that proves he is the/a reason the team is playing well, especially well enough to be worth his contract.