Except for packaging PJ and Boston in a backup 4 deal, I wouldn’t trade away our future core: T. Mann, Coffey, Kobe, Bones.

It would be nice if Moussa had some offensive game, but his latest injury doesn’t help in his development.

Hopefully, we win a Chip this season, but looking ahead, Harden will want a huge deal, and we are going to have to pay more for Zu (next season is his last on his current deal at approx. 10-11M/year; he has earned a huge pay raise).

Frank still has to keep an eye on the future. We don’t want to be a top heavy team like the Nets were or the Suns now.

Brown, Boston, Moussa, Bones can all be used for draft picks or sweeteners with Tucker, it’s a similar situation we saw back in 2020 with Marcus Morris.

Well done Clippers!

On the trade rumours:

Choice #1: Use the remaining 1st round pick, get something nice.
Choice #2: Scrape something together (ditch PJ Tucker) for a usable PF/wing.
Choice #3: Do nothing.

For me, PJ Tucker needs to go (unless they foresee some use, highy doubtful).
BBJ, Bones and Brown should be the trade chips, in that order.
Mann and Coffey should be untouchable as, apart from pure positional fit, we will not get anything better (in fit or value) or readier to contribute.

I like: Deni Avdija. The only one I would personally give the 1st for. I really like the long term fit as he is young and I am sure he could help now.

I don’t like: Kyle Kuzma. Too costly and bad fit, in my opinion. Cedi Osman (not enough of an addition).

I could accept: PJ Washington (more of an offensive weapon than defensive, he is probably too costly as well, lacks size). Santi Aldama (cheap, he has size and shoots the 3).

Too costly: Dorian Finney-Smith (best choice of the costly group, it would take more that one 1st round pick), Royce O’Neal, Kelly Olynyk, John Collins, Obi Topin.

We will probably be surprised by the front office, I am expecting a move, even if it is just to get PJ Tucker off the books.

I’m hearing rumours of us shopping Bones for 2 second round draft picks. Maybe the Raptors get one and we’ve made space for a buyout guy plus manage to retain 3 second round picks overall. After that we might transform those two seconds we get to play with this summer into 2 two-way spots and go the Amir Coffey route of development. A crafty way to improve a team that will be over the second apron. This would mean no more Moussa, who I am out on. We would be stacked with only 3 unknowns facing us.
Will Theis re-sign for the minimum?
Will Plumlee re-sign for the minimum?
Will Boston Jr. (who we do have the bird rights of and therefore unlike DT & Plum Dawg we can sign over the apron) at the very least develop into a dependable third string player once he’s granted consistent health. Dude is injured often.
I’m hoping to like next years roster even more than the one we have now. It’ll take a Boucher type, good drafting with the seconds, some financial sacrifices from our two backup bigs, and Boston Jr.’s career stabilising. In my opinion it would be lame to get rid of him right now when his stock is at an all time low. I think he’s better than his injuries have allowed him to show. Then again I’m biased because I was at the Celtic game where he went nuclear.
Man. Got the rambles!