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[DanH]

Nope. I mean, there's no such true thing as a Jokic stopper, but OG is the closest the league has right now. Has had a number of games of limiting Jokic's...

[DanH]

Those 76ers were stacked. Embiid AND Jimmy. Bucks they needed one adjustment and then they reverse swept them.

Our play against Jokic is...

[DanH]

Yeah that 2019 Raps team with peak Kawhi and maybe the deepest roster in history might have been able to beat any championship team outside of the true...

[DanH]

Yeah, newsflash, none of us can tell the future. I'm just laying out my thinking - that I think they'll be real good if they run it back, and much worse...

[DanH]

Actually, I'm the only one not making up numbers. You are the one making up numbers for Jak here without Fred and Pascal, and assuming that Jak's effectiveness...

[DanH]

I think I've actually laid out some pretty clear reasons why I think what I think, but you can feel free to ignore all that and call it a hunch if it...

[DanH]

What? I've been consistent in saying we would be worse if we trade them. If we keep them I'd expect a return to 50 win -ish sort of seasons, with Poeltl...

[DanH]

This is a stretch. Yes, Jak had a bad net rating on a truly terrible team, one that is way worse than the Raptors could dream of being next year. ...

[DanH]

I think we'd be worse. But we aren't starting from 41 wins as a true talent mark. We had a 45 win pythagorean win point differential, a 53 win point differential...

[DanH]

I don't think they'll be that low in wins, that's a floor for them. More likely they can be in the high 30s range, and if young guys like Scottie have...

[DanH]

Oh, I suspect they'd not be as bad as you assume. Low 30's sort of win total, maybe high 20's. So, borderline top 10 pick maybe? Could be much better...

[DanH]

Nope....

[DanH]

Well, if they sign and trade Harden to HOU, they don't need to send us any contract back if they make it all one deal.

Nonetheless, they...

[DanH]

To be clear, I think it is far more likely we bring everybody back than we tear it down.

But if we trade Pascal and Fred, it's not to tank...

[DanH]

The NBA's revenue streams are pretty public....

[DanH]

It is? What if you are able to re-sign Jak anyway and by the third year on his deal you are competing in the playoffs with your new young core? I mean,...

[DanH]

I mean, yeah, ideally. But slim pickings. I guess we could try to add another SnT to this, get like a Paul Reed added to the mix? But just adds a layer...

[DanH]

If they trade Pascal and get a top 3 pick (the only scenario where I see them trading him), tada, got rewarded for it. Yay. Problem solved.
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[DanH]

I suspect them rolling in money is plenty enough to quiet their concerns, and they have plenty of reason to just let Masai do whatever he wants. And with...

[DanH]

OK, no one who matters then....