build through the draft?

They won a chip...after drafting Walton...?

Drexler era...drafted

Etc...

Point being...other than hitting on a generational talent through the draft...how does supermaxing THEIR guys get them closer to a chip

i.e. there's decades of it not working

You would think the FO would be trying to figure out how to get those final pieces for a legit chip team

Instead of just writing checks to show the league how loyal they are

IMO

They could let him walk in 2 years

and be back to a middling team in a couple of years rebuilding through drafts/trades

I just don't think the incentive of having a good rep in the league outweighs making the cut throat decisions to become a champion*

*can we admit this team overachieved by making the WCF and were very fortunate to meet an inexperienced team in the 2nd round

Getting swept in the WCF can't be the mountaintop that results in this contract