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I try to speed up the contention process to one or two speeds:
Light speed (this is me being oblivious of their cap sitch):
-Trade up for the Lakers #2 (give them a future 1st, say 2020 or 21 and #3) -Draft ball at #2 -Go after CP3 -Add a few vets (backup C, 3 and D wings, additional back up PG) -Keep the best pieces from last year (Covington, McConnell, Ilyasova) -Look to move Okafor for relative value (late 1st this yr or future 1st and a vet)
Start next season like this: PG-CP3, McConnell (livingston or collison) SG-Ball, Henderson, Stauskas SF-Justin Anderson or Covington, Luwawu-Cabarrot PF-Simmons, Saric, Poythress C-Embiid, Olynyk or Mason Plumlee or Pachulia (I'd try to land 2 on moderate contracts)
^^^That's a playoff team in the East and they probably win 52 games year 1. You have enough depth to sustain a few injuries and still make the playoffs and no one person has to carry a ton of the load. CP3 doesn't have to do AS much with 2 other capable ball handler/good passers in the line up. You have 3 good/decent defenders at PG, SF and C, good back ups and a good mix of playoff tested vets + young up and coming talent. Ball can learn from CP3 so by the time he starts to fall off, you can slide Ball to PG. They'd have a legit shot at the finals for 3 seasons and maybe beyond given health and a few good key personnel decisions.
Not light speed but swiftly:
-Keep #3 and take the best player available (Jackson, Tatum or Monk for need at the 2) OR still try to trade up for the Lakers #2 (give them a future 1st, say 2020 or 21 and #3) -I'd take Jackson or Monk at 3 OR Ball at #2 -Go after Lowry or Caldwell-Pope or Otto -Add a few vets (backup C, 3 and D wings, additional back up PG) -Keep the best pieces from last year (Covington, McConnell, Ilyasova) -Look to move Okafor for relative value (mid-to-late 1st and a vet)
#1 -Lowry -Caldwell-Pope -Jackson -Simmons -Embiid
#2 -Lowry -Ball -Porter jr -Simmons -Embiid
#3 -Lowry -Monk -Porter Jr. -Simmons -Embiid ____________
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