>for the short term but are better set up for the future.
>
>But this will be almost a completely different team with a
>completely different identity with people in new roles.
>
>Kyrie will be without the great security blanket that is
>Lebron that makes up for so many shortcomings on both ends of
>the floor.
>
>Heyward will be coming from the bleak NBA outpost of Utah to
>one of the storied franchises in the NBA under tremendously
>more fan & media scrutiny. Can he handle it?
>
>I'm a huge Tatum fan but he's 19, its going to take a minute.
>
>Is Marcus Morris really a starting PF on a contender averaging
>5rpg and shooting 42% for his career?
>
>IT, AB, and Crowder were their top 3 scorers last year, the
>points might be easy to replace but AB and Crowder were also
>their top 2 perimeter defenders, that won't be easy to
>replace.
>
>There will be a ton of pressure on Stevens to pull this thing
>together.


I agree with this^^^^