re: What's your dream offseason?

I agree my short list in FA for a combo guard is Iman Shumpert (if he opts out), Vince Carter, David Nwaba, Jeramy Grant, and Kyle Anderson

Other than Nick Young and Belly that’s about it. But again if we were to trade Etwaun for an upgrade, I want to make sure it’s a true upgrade.

Why do you want to get Rondo out of the starting lineup?

I agree Moore needs to be the backup SG, but having Solo makes that happen.

Like i said before, Van Vleet would be a great get this offseason. I honestly don't think we need anything more at the SG or SF position. Just find a vet minimum guy to be the 5th guy after Jrue/Solo/Moore/Miller. That guy could be Clark. Hoping Frank can give minutes there too.

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Rondo + Boogie was a really bad combo.

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Rondo + Boogie -6 Net

Rondo + Davis is a -3 Net on the season and a -3 Net since Cousins went out. that's with a +6.5 during this streak

if we get the moore we saw against SA, his 8MM is a bargain. remember he's guarding players with a significant size advantage on him

hopefully hill can relieve him of that

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Rondo can start,

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if you agree that it is usually not good when he's on the court, why would the Pels continue to start him?


they definitely need other options- i doubt they can sign Dinwiddie or Van Fleet; but they need to be looking for their own version of those 2 guys.

i do think Rondo is playing better, largely because he's busting his arse on a more regular basis. and i hate turning to "not trying" as a thing for players.

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I'm not sure you can though. An upgrade that isn't a star would be someone like Fournier who's still pretty expensive

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Agreed which is why I think my ‘realistic dream’ is depth (my other point was that I didn’t want to trade Moore for one other player; I’d only trade him for depth or an obvious upgrade at the position). I think the 2 holes for us are perimeter defense (hopefully fixed with the return of Solo) and a front court running mate for Jrue (Moore and Frank Jackson are the only 2 candidates for next year).

The options I see for guard depth is by going into the tax or using Moore or Mirotic (will have one year left) to get 2 serviceable front court players. Which is so damn tough for me to say because I really think those two have been amazing for us and are key cogs on this team. But the question is, how much do we value depth? Do we have any other options to improve the roster? Do we think Jrue can sustain 38 mpg?

who he is playing against matters

There is a trade to be made with E'Twaun Moore and Dario Saric if things break a certain way IMO.

If Philly gets another solid wing and/or loses JJ, Moore would be a perfect guy for how that team is built. Pels put Saric at the 3 and he could move to the 4 at times, and he is another ball handler to have on the floor when you have Jrue at "Point Guard"

Explain that logic to me. Sure he’s a ball handler but we have a ton of minutes already locked up at the 4 and between Solo and Miller I feel like the 3 is fairly covered

As a singular move, I just don’t feel like it’s smart

Miller will cost money soon, and Solo has never been an answer for me. I am looking beyond next season and just imagining my core is: Jrue, AD, Boogie

If that's the case, give me a big ball handler with a lot of upside. That front court would be massive, but skilled enough to play Big small ball.

Saric allows you to not have to seek out a Rondo type moving forward. With those 4, you just need a shooter who is a solid defender and that lineup is dangerous.

I look to attach Nico to Solomon and get a couple of pieces to out around those 4 in my dream offseason