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2663836, Ingram the only untradeable piece imo.
Posted by Frank Longo, Mon Jun-18-18 09:56 PM
If you can get a 27 year old Kawhi Leonard for, say, Kuzma, Ball, a S&T Julius, and next year's first, then you pull that trigger in a heartbeat imo. Ingram's the only guy whose ceiling sniffs Leonard's and who has both end potential in an increasingly versatile NBA-- and he's on the rookie deal another few years. It'd take a *lot* to get Pop to trade Kawhi to the Lakers of all places, especially before the season starts.

But if you can't get Leonard at first, cool-- wait that shit out. Sign George, see if you can sign Bron. Leonard will be a free agent after another season IIRC. Especially if PG and Bron are on board, Kawhi will still want to join. Let the Spurs sweat.

But even going in "just adding George" would be pretty tight. A Ball/Ingram/George/Kuzma/Randle lineup would be incredibly versatile and compelling to watch. Zubac and Bryant have potential down low, but they're still young, so just look for a free agent to sign to either an expensive 1-year deal to hold down the fort-- or maybe try to package the 25th and 47th to move up to nab Mitchell Robinson if you think they aren't long-term answers in the paint. If no trade, use those picks wisely-- some wing scorers are available at 25 (I like guys like DiVincenzo, Jerome Robinson, Trent, and Khyri Thomas), and you have some potential backup PG options that could fall to 47 in a perfect world (guys like Duval, Jevon Carter, Tony Carr, Shake Milton).

Without Bron or Kawhi, it's still just a playoff team, not a real contender-- so keep adding and building. Unless you can get Bron and/or Kawhi. In which case, don't fuck around-- do so.