So going into the season I felt that we shouldn’t try trade in on a “star” player as I didn’t see that elevating us to that next tier. Well the leap that Haliburton has taken might change some minds, as going out for that star might indeed elevate us into that realm.
What do you think? Has Haliburton made superstar leap that means acquiring that guy is the right idea or should we stay the course?
Personally I’m good to stay the course as I want to see what Nesmith + Toppin can do, of course Mathurin as well.
During the PG Era, Larry Bird made one of his worst executive decisions by trading Danny Granger for Evan Turner. He did it to provide more bench scoring. Prior to the trade the Pacers had the best record in the NBA at 33-7. After the trade finished the second half of the season with a losing record and barely made it out the first round…
The moral of the story is that chemistry is real. Bringing in another “star” means bringing in an ego, someone who’s used to doing things a certain way.
Right now, we’re looking like a playoff team, and we already have wins against Giannis and Embiid. We also have a ton of cap space and are essentially playing with house money.
Don’t do anything brash, stay the course until the right move presents itself.
The collapse was less about trading Granger and more about Paul George clapping his teammates fiance. 🤷🏻