Good win against a quality opponent tonight, really wanted this one against Thibs, Jimmy, and Taj.
So I'm chilling here snowed in drinking and after a few I start looking back.
The last few years we've all been critical of the moves that were/weren't made, but for a brief moment lets look back at all the moves post Rose.
2016
Traded
Rose & Justin Holiday to NY
Tony Snell to MIL
Taj Gibson, Doug McDermott & 2nd round pick to OKC
Received
Robin Lopez, Jerian Grant, & Jose Caldero
Michael Carter-Williams
Joffrey Lauvergne, Anthony Morrow & Cameron Payne
Signed
Wade & Rondo
2017
Traded
Jimmy Butler and 1st round pick (16 - Justin Patton) to MIN
Nikola Mirotic & 2nd round pick to NO
Milovan Rakovic to POR
Received
Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn & 1st round pick (7 - Lauri Markkanen)
Omer Asik, Tony Allen (waived), Jameer Nelson (traded) & 1st round pick (could potentially be top 10
)
Noah Vonleh
I still want Gar to be shown the door, I still want Pax to move into the operations part of the organization and I want someone new to handle the day to day......no. not Doug Collins either.
Although I really don't know how much of an impact Doug had with this rebuild but it really does seem like were headed in the right direction sooner than most of us thought.
I want a clean slate.
No Fred, No Gar, no nothing.
Take Dunn, Lavine, Markkanen and build with 2 potentially top 10 picks.
Realistically we have to break bread with Zach, but we'll still have enough $$$ to be a player in FA.
Just hoping that we can actually for once sign some elite talent not just a fringe player or someone over the hill.
Young guns are going to need some veterans but we don't need to break the bank on some clown who claimed to be coming back home, who divided a locker room and alienated the rooks.
Can we say we won the Rose trade?.....yes
Can we say we won the OKC trade?....HELL NO!!
Can we say we won the MIN & NO trade?.....don't know yet but the future looks bright bros.
