If the real KL appears and we get Mann and DJJ back and IF we are done with the KPJ experiment, then we’d be a very interesting team. I know JMac wants a big — and I’ve always liked Tobias — but with the guys we have, assuming their good versions, then we can make it interesting.

Without these guys, it’s gonna be a rough watch vs. xlnt teams (as Rob has opined). Hopefully we will not dig ourselves into a hole that’s too damn deep to crawl out of.

Kuzma (would require the biggest package. 3 years and probably a 1st rounder. Next)
Collins (second biggest package. Maybe a 1st rounder. If so, next)
Olynyk (a decent young player and filler might do it)
DFS (probably very little)
Nance (probably very little)

And my favorite fit…TOBIAS (at 32 is not part of Pistons future plans and there might not be major competition for him. Some combination of PJ, Bones, KPJ, Amir or DJJ might get this done).

Tobias, Zu, Kawhi, Harden and Norm has size, strength, rebounding, interior defense, outside shooting and several shot creators. As long as we keep one of Amir or DJJ we could still round things out with Mann, Dunn, Nico, Miller and Bamba as needed. Then look to sign a buyout or some other vet FA point guard after converting Miller.

Per usual it’s difficult to post these type of ideas without there being holes in them. But I do believe there’s a move we can make that can improve our lot with little risk.

If Bones was just a tiny bit better at a few things, and slightly bigger and stronger I guess, it would be a complete no-brainer. One issue is that Bones has his own patches of ineptitude and poor focus, and he’s more of a magnet for attention from the offense. But KPJ’s miscues and misses and poor plays and lapses are legion at this point, his leash seems endless, and Bones’ has an extra short leash and gets extremely limited opportunities, with only brief moments to shine. If Bones had those 479 minutes, rather than his meagre 137? For one thing you can assume he’d be close to Harden and Powell’s team-leading 77 3’s, and above the next player, Amir at 44 (in 639 minutes). Bones has 23 now, a gaudy 6.0 per 36 mins. That stat does seem to jump out, doesn’t it?