Trades (pre draft)
Whether the Nets defer or not, we trade for a key bench piece in hield who fits our roster perfectly, elite 3 point shooter and his 2 man game with embiid when harden and maxey are resting will be key in actual games.
Kelly oubre is quite easily our best forward since jimmy which is sad, he is a great defender and provides some self creation upside as well, should fit the 3 and d mold somewhat for us
The 13th pick in this draft and the 31st pick are key for our depth, we are very cap restrained so its ideal that we get some capital
Draft
13th pick
1.) Tari eason: Best long and short term prospect here in my opinion, crazy athleticism mixed with his great defensive on ball iq should flourish with us (we tend to get the best out of players defensively, see maxey), upside as a self creator with his somewhat shifty handle, and his incredible motor/work ethic (see his coaches), he is the most obvious choice here as we need a forward
2.) Sochan: could be the future mold of the Nba with his interesting skill set, can playmake at an borderline elite level and defend at an elite level, his vertical pop as well as scoring ability is questionable though as he isnt a consistent shooter
3.) Johnny davis: Brandon roy 2.0, if he falls we have to draft him, elite motor and defense, great self creation ability (especially in the midrange), he is the definition of a 2 way star in the making, being the main option on a weak wisconsin team without him and being an eltie defender ameks him elite at this pick, only thing is we dont really need another combo guard
31st Pick
1.) PBjr: Even though he has been dissapointing in both the combine and in the season, i dont see why we shouldn't shoot on him here, i believe he needs surgery on his ankle(?) which is injured and thus the piss poor numbers, elite selection if he does pan out as we have a better playmaking MPJ
2.) Bryce Mccgowens: Paul George like player, hes falling due to not playing in the combine and othe rplayers are showing out but he is the best player availible and has the highest chance of being a real star.
3.) Jake Laravia: Reminds em a lot of deni avdija, elite defender when guarding slower 3's and 4's, quick hands and even though there are better prospects likely available, he is the best long term FIT
Free Agency
Kyle Anderson to a max TMLE (6.34 million) back (1.05 salary increase) for 4 years
Carmelo Anthony to a 2 year vet minimum
fire doc rovers, Hire D'antoni/ Promote dan burke
Lineup
Starters
Harden, Maxey, Oubre, Anderson, Embiid
Bench
Springer/Davis, Hield, Eason/Mcgowens/Melo, Sochan/Laravia/Melo, Reed/ Bassey