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The 2024 offseason is pretty much over, unless you’re on pins and needles waiting to see where Luke Kennard lands, so this will probably be the last NBA content on Deadseriousness for awhile.
Let’s go team-by-team and talk about what their front offices were attempting to accomplish (and what I would’ve done if I were them):
Atlanta Hawks
Added: Zaccharie Risacher, Cody Zeller, Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance Jr, EJ Liddell
Lost: Dejounte Murray, Saddiq Bey, AJ Griffin
Two years ago, Atlanta traded for Dejounte Murray to pair in the backcourt with Trae Young.
They won 41 games and the coach fired halfway through the season.
Last season, they ran it back with Quinn Snyder as their new head coach for a full season—they won 36 games and ended up with the no. 1 pick.
They had to break up that backcourt.
Look at their play-in game last year. With 11 seconds left in the first half and the Hawks down 6 to the Bulls going into the half, Trae brings the ball up the court, dribbles until there are about 3 seconds left and vomits up a disgusting behind-the-back pass nowhere near Dejounte and Atlanta doesn’t even get a shot attempt off.
If they gotta play another season together, Dejounte may punch on Trae pic.twitter.com/gq990m7sEI
— The Anonymous Nobody (@el_budget) April 19, 2024
Trae and Dejounte enjoyed playing together the same way I enjoy a dentist scraping tartar off my incisors.
I hated Atlanta drafting Zaccharie Risacher no. 1 but I was under the impression both Trae and Dejounte would be gone. Risacher isn’t good enough to be the best player on an NBA team but with Trae still on the roster swallowing all of the defense’s attention, Risacher may be an interesting piece out there.
Atlanta is giving Trae one last chance to recreate his 2021 magic when the Hawks marched to the Eastern Conference Finals beating a Knicks team dedicated to playing Elfrid Payton 40 minutes a night and a Sixers team where Ben Simmons had the worst playing free throw percentage of all time.
Last year, Jalen Brunson proved a small guy can have high usage and win 50 games.
So why not Trae again?
I imagine if the team could’ve gotten a haul for Trae, they would’ve—so why not try it again?
What I would’ve done: Kevin Huerter. John Collins. Dejounte Murray. Perhaps all of those guys were overrated.
Or perhaps, it’s really difficult to win with Trae Young and you shouldn’t build your team around a 4-foot-11 guard with questionable decision-making, nonexistent defense and a lisp.
A guy like me is trading Trae yesterday. For anything. 50 Cody Zeller post-ups a night.
Boston Celtics
Congrats or whatever.
Brooklyn Nets
Added: Bojan Bogdanovic, Mamadi Diakite, Shake Milton
Lost: Mikal Bridges, Keita Bates-Diop, Dennis Smith
The Nets quietly got their 2025 first-round pick back—tank time.
Brooklyn is hoping Jalen Brunson suffers a similar fate as Isaiah Thomas in Boston who had an MVP-caliber season in 2017, injured his hip and instantly became a perennial free agent so they gathered a ton of future Knicks picks.
Give the ball to Ben Simmons and lose.
What I would’ve done: I’m building around Bojan Bogdanovic.
Best case scenario: we lose every game, fine, we get Cooper Flagg.
Worst case scenario: we win the championship because Bojan is a stone-cold killer.
Charlotte Hornets
Added: Josh Green, Tidjane Salaun, KJ Simpson
Lost: Davis Bertans, Seth Curry
It sucks that Cade Cunningham and LaMelo Ball can’t stay healthy.
It feels like both of their organizations are on pause as neither fully knows what type of teams to build because their best players are never on the court.
LaMelo and Brandon Miller are legit game-changers. Grant Williams and Josh Green and Miles Bridges can be juuuust enough, if everything goes right, to sniff a play-in game.
What I would’ve done: First and foremost, I’m blocking Miles Bridges’s phone number. His key card is declining when he arrives at the team facility. Fuck that guy.
Chicago Bulls
Added: Josh Giddey, Chris Duarte, Jalen Smith, Matas Buzelis
Lost: Alex Caruso, DeMar DeRozan, Andre Drummond
Look, when you get the opportunity to exchange one of the best on-ball perimeter defenders in the entire NBA for a guy who paid off a small-town family so they wouldn’t cooperate with the local police investigating his statutory rape, you just HAVE to pull the trigger.
The Bulls want to shed salary and start from scratch.
They traded Alex Caruso and DeMar DeRozan, their most valuable assets, while remaining stuck with Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic, their most expensive assets.
What I would’ve done: Zach Lavine has over $120 million left on his contract. I’m doing everything in my power to get that salary on someone else’s books.
I’ll take a second-rounder or a G-Leaguer or even some other expensive unwanted player like Ben Simmons or Jordan Poole or tickets to Cabaret on Broadway, anything, but the Chicago Bulls cannot start the 24-25 season with LaVine on the roster.
The mutual hate between LaVine and the organization has been visible through my TV for years.
Sign the divorce papers.
LaVine has played 10 NBA seasons and made the playoffs once.
Shockingly, Chicago lost that series. An entire generation of Bulls fans grew up watching Zach score 27 meaningless points a night. Someone think of the children.
Cleveland Cavaliers
Added: Jaylon Tyson
Lost: Tristan Thompson, Isaac Okoro, Marcus Morris
The vibes were off. JB Bickerstaff had to go. I truly believe teams can outgrow their head coaches. See Mark Jackson. Kenny Atkinson brought a sorry ass Nets team to the playoffs. His best player was D’Angelo Russell. Coach Atkinson was built to lead men.
Getting Donovan Mitchell’s signature on a contract extension was huge. When a star player wants to live in Ohio, you cannot take it for granted. Deal with the inevitable trade request later.
What I would’ve done: Jarrett Allen is in trade talks and I hate that for Cleveland. Evan Mobley almost won a Defensive Player of the Year award playing next to Allen.
Trading Jarrett and moving Mobley to the center position instantly robs him of his value.
As long as Donovan Mitchell continues to be a professional, accepting a contract extension despite very obviously wishing he played in New York, the Cavs should be taking advantage of this.
Darius Garland is the piece Cleveland should be trying to move.
Unfortunately, the Pelicans traded for Dejounte Murray which would’ve been perfect for a Darius Garland/Brandon Ingram swap and Chris Paul signed with San Antonio so the obvious Garland landing spots are gone.
Dallas Mavericks
Added: Quentin Grimes, Klay Thompson, Naji Marshall
Lost: Tim Hardaway Jr, Josh Green, Derrick Jones Jr, Markieff Morris
Klay Thompson, Quentin Grimes and Naji Marshall are better than Tim Hardaway Jr, Josh Green and Derrick Jones Jr.
It’s that simple.
Dallas needed better players next to Luka and Kyrie.
And they got them.
What I would’ve done: I’m hiring someone to slap every cheeseburger, cigarette and Bud Light out of Luka’s hands all offseason.
Denver Nuggets
Added: DaRon Holmes, Dario Saric
Lost: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Justin Holiday, Reggie Jackson
The Boston Celtics just won the title and gave all their guys new contracts. The Denver Nuggets did the same thing a couple seasons ago except Aaron Gordon and Michael Porter Jr aren’t as valuable as the Celtics guys.
They’re locked into a core entirely dependent on whether or not Jamal Murray needs a surgeon to drain the fluids in his knees.
What I would’ve done: I am choosing KCP’s defense over Michael Porter Jr’s podcast 11 times out of 10. Probality says, we’re like, a month away from Michael Porter Jr being arrested for arson or some shit. #MeetThePorters
Detroit Pistons
Added: Ron Holland, Tobias Harris, Tim Hardaway Jr, Paul Reed, Malik Beasley
Lost: Evan Fournier, Quentin Grimes, James Wiseman
The Pistons had money to spend and spent that shit. You can’t even mock them. They just had the longest losing streak in NBA history. They signed anyone who would take their money.
What I would’ve done: Oh, I would’ve gotten even nastier with it. Tobias Harris and Tim Hardaway Jr are a disgusting two-man but I’m getting even grosser. I’m getting D’Angelo Russell in the building. Fuck it, bring in Dillon Brooks. I’m creating the ultimate goon squad in Detroit. I want the lowest field goal percentage in NBA history.
Golden State Warriors
Added: Kyle Anderson, De’Anthony Melton, Buddy Hield
Lost: Chris Paul, Klay Thompson, Dario Saric
Shout out to Bob Myers for retiring right before it was time to break up the dynasty he built, leaving Mike Dunleavy to make the harsh decision of letting Klay Thompson walk in free agency.
The hope is that Jonahan Kuminga steps up and becomes the secondary scorer and shot creator after Steph otherwise this season feels like a punt.
What I would’ve done: Andrew Wiggins took a career-low 11 shots a game last season. He treats the NBA like a 3rd shift job he’s forced to do to pay child support. The idea of moving him for Paul George was smart and unfortunately the Clippers just did not want to give Paul George a single dollar but it would be on to the next one.
Wiggins cannot be on the Warriors next season.
Steph Curry is 36. He shouldn’t have to spend the final years of his career playing with a guy who acts like NBA games are court-mandated community service.
Houston Rockets
Added: AJ Griffin, Reed Sheppard
Lost: Reggie Bullock, Boban Marjanovic
Outside of the Knicks, Houston has my favorite roster in the NBA.
It’s ABSURD that Cam Whitmore and Reed Sheppard fell into their laps in back-to-back drafts. Aleperen Sengun and Jalen Green and Jabari Smith and Amen Thompson, sure, they didn’t land Kevin Durant on draft day but they are in the best position to add ANY star and at any point this season.
OR, they could simply run this team out there and still make the playoffs. The roster is stuffed with blue-chip talent.
What I would’ve done: Nothing. I love what Houston’s doing. Now you wait for a Luka or a Giannis or even an Embiid to want a new home. Otherwise, you hold your ground and run with the young guns.
Get to the trade deadline, see where some teams are and be ready to call someone like Pat Riley about Jimmy Butler.
Indiana Pacers
Added: James Wiseman, Johnny Furphy
Lost: Jalen Smith, Doug McDermott
While Tyrese Haliburton spent the playoffs behaving as if he woke up from a coma and the doctor told him “if you take more than 5 shots in a postseason game, your heart will stop”, Pascal Siakam was dragging the Pacers to the Eastern Conference Finals so their main concern was making sure Siakam was back in the building next season.
What I would’ve done: Prayed. I pray Tyrese Haliburton comes back from the Olympics with an ounce of swagger playing with LeBron and Steph. Like, making Tyrese cool would be my number one priority.
Potentially the best point guard in the NBA, you want guys to want to play with Tyrese and maybe players would be more likely to push to be in Indiana if Tyrese, for the first time in his career, behaved as if he knew what a boob looked like.
Los Angeles Clippers
Added: Kevin Porter Jr, Nic Batum, Mo Bamba
Lost: Paul George, Russell Westbrook
Podcast P sort of gave the game away this week because he is the chattiest boy.
The Clippers see Kawhi Leonard as the star they’re building around long-term, giving James Harden a 2-year contract and offering Paul George the same thing.
Problem is, Paul George believed he was as vital to their plans as Kawhi without realizing the only reason he was on the team in the first place was because it was the only way the Clippers could guarantee signing Kawhi.
Kawhi is still injured and Los Angeles knows this. By bringing back Harden and signing some randoms, it looks like LA is trying to bring back the Houston Rockets teams with Harden isoing with 4 guys standing around the perimeter watching.
What I would’ve done: I never like letting All-NBA caliber players just leave in free agency without getting anything in return. Why not give PG the 4-year deal he wanted and then shop him at the trade deadline if the Clippers underachieve?
Los Angeles Lakers
Added: Dalton Knect, LeBron’s weird son
Lost: Spencer Dinwiddie, Taureen Prince
Relevancy.
Post-Kobe, the Lakers were shit, the brand was diminished, the organization had no juice. This entire offseason was dedicated to maintaining their relationship with LeBron James, who was a free agent and could’ve easily gone anywhere else he wanted if the Lakers didn’t get his son and his business partner on the payroll.
What I would’ve done: Fire Rob Pelinka. Fire Rob Pelinka. Fire Rob Pelinka. Fire Rob Pelinka. Fire Rob Pelinka. Fire Rob Pelinka. Fire Rob Pelinka.
Memphis Grizzlies
Added: Zach Edey, Cam Spencer, Jaylen Wells
Lost: Luke Kennard
The Memphis Grizzlies are at their best when Jaren Jackson Jr is their power forward playing next to a bigger center who is capable of setting huge screens to spring Ja Morant to the rim. Zach Edey is the perfect player for this team. Ja Morant being a gun-waving, injury-prone, alcoholic might’ve helped Memphis become the next great dynasty.
What I would’ve done: I’m sitting Ja Morant in an empty white room like in X-Men 3 with that mutant whose powers were used as the cure. Here’s a basketball, a hoop, and an iPad full of 2010 Derrick Rose highlights. See you on opening night.
Miami Heat
Added: Kel’el Ware, Pelle Larson, Alec Burks
Lost: Caleb Martin, Delon Wright, Patty Mills
The Heat believe they can build young guys into key role players and as much as I’d love to shit on this strategy, they have 2 NBA Finals appearances thanks to Duncan Robinson, Derrick Jones Jr, Gabe Vincent, Max Strus and Caleb Martin.
So I reckon, Jamie Jaquez and Kel’el Ware will just magically become championship-caliber players. I hate Miami.
What I would’ve done: I’m doing everything in my power to get Tyler Herro out of my building. If I were an NBA GM, I’d have one hard and fast rule: You can’t be in a Jack Harlow video.
Milwaukee Bucks
Added: Delon Wright, Taureen Prince, AJ Johnson, Tyler Smith
Lost: Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Jae Crowder
Let’s see what a full season of Doc Rivers looks like.
82 games don’t matter if the moment the playoffs start, the best two players on the team are limping.
I hate how little they’ve altered this team but at the same time, they made their big swing last offseason and were the center of attention after firing Adrian Griffin halfway through the year so I understand just signing Delon Wright and running it back.
Giannis is still the ultimate difference-maker. They’ll be fine.
What I would’ve done: With the no. 23 pick of the 2024 NBA Draft, the Milwaukee Bucks selected 20-year old point guard, AJ Johnson, who averaged 2.9 points and 0.7 assists in Australia last year.
What?
The Bucks have an aging roster and no real way of improving it, like, teams aren’t rushing to pay 33-year-old, injury-prone Khris Middleton, $30 million for the next two seasons.
Milwaukee needs young, cheap, talent they can acquire to help them win this season. They drafted a kid who will need several years to develop and just seems like he sucks.
So yea, I’m probably drafting someone who averaged more than 3 points and 1 rebound. Especially with Malik Beasley gone. MarJon Beauchamp is starting this year. He averaged 4 last season. The Bucks just need more NBA-caliber players.
Fuck it, Brook Lopez is in the final year of his deal. Teams need centers. And the Bucks need literally anyone better than MarJon Beauchamp and AJ Johnson.
Minnesota Timberwolves
Added: Rob Dillingham, Joe Ingles, Terrence Shannon Jr
Lost: Kyle Anderson, Jordan McLaughlin, Monte Morris
Uh, after signing Joe Ingles, apparently the Timberwolves plan to just be the Donovan Mitchell Utah Jazz again but replacing Donovan Mitchell with Anthony Edwards and replacing Royce O’Neale with Karl-Anthony Towns. Sure.
What I would’ve done: If I ran the T-Wolves, Karl-Anthony Towns would’ve been off my team the second Jimmy Butler clowned him at practice. From Chicago to Minnesota to Philly, it’s insane how many teams chose their bums over the guy who singlehandedly carried Dion Waiters and Gabe Vincent to the NBA Finals.
Also Tom Thibodeau would still be my head coach but I guesssss they wouldn’t have Anthony Edwards and blah blah.
New Orleans Pelicans
Added: Dejounte Murray, Daniel Theis, Yves Missi
Lost: Dyson Daniels, EJ Liddell, Larry Nance, Naji Marshall, Jonas Valanciunas, Cody Zeller
The legends of Dejounte Murray being a lackluster defender may be fallacies. Murray can be a lockdown defender when he isn’t rolling his eyes at Trae Young all night. But even more so, he can be a lockdown defender when surrounded by guys like Herb Jones and Trey Murphy. A not-so-quiet arms race is happening. Teams are gathering as many top-tier perimeter defenders as they can. Jose Alvarado sneaking around poking balls out from time-to-time is cute or whatever but Dejounte is the real deal.
What I would’ve done: I know it’s silly to say “Well, I’d trade CJ McCollum and the $60 million he’s owed the next two seasons for a center”. Like, duh.
But the sentiment is the key here.
All these Brandon Ingram rumors are weird. Ingram is a bucket and crucial when Zion inevitably limps off the court because he spent all night destroying a bed with your most embarrassing porn fav. I’m at least taking it to the trade deadline to see what a Murray/Zion/Ingram lineup looks like. In the meantime, I’m begging someone to help get CJ McCollum off my books.
New York Knicks
Added: Mikal Bridges, Tyler Kolek, Pacome Dadiet, Keita Bates-Diop
Lost: Isaiah Hartenstein, Bojan Bogdanovic, Alec Burks
Never in my life did I expect to see the New York Knicks building a team specifically designed to win the Eastern Conference by getting Mikal Bridges from Brooklyn and re-signing OG Anunoby to lock down Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Typically, their offseason is filled with free agent rumors immediately followed by all of their targets, one-by-one, signing everywhere else in the world but New York.
The strategy is simple: get Jalen Brunson whatever the fuck he wants.
What I would’ve done: Knicks need a center. Shout out to Mitchell Robinson. I truly believe he like, singlehandedly bullied the Cleveland Cavaliers in that first-round series two playoffs ago but with his inability to stay on the court mixed in with coach Thibs’s obsession with keeping a 7-footer on the floor, I’m flying Julius Randle to Houston right now while preparing the red carpet for Alperen Sengun. With Mikal Bridges here and OG showing a desire to be more aggressive with the ball in his hands, Julius Randle’s services are no longer needed.
Oklahoma City Thunder
Added: Alex Caruso, Isaiah Hartenstein, Nikola Topic
Lost: Josh Giddey, Gordon Hayward, Lindy Waters
The Thunder got bigger and better at defense. Opposing teams fly into the middle of nowhere and have to deal with 48 minutes of Lu Dort and Alex Caruso rummaging through their pockets while Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein get them out of the club.
What I would’ve done: Oh, I would’ve ruined this team by now, let me be real. I talked a ton of shit about Thunder GM, Sam Presti, hoarding draft picks in order to create job security for him but nah, my man built an absolute unit over in tornado alley. What would I have done? Nothing good.
Orlando Magic
Added: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Tristan Da Silva
Lost: Markelle Fultz, Joe Ingles
Orlando missed out on the Paul George sweepstakes but it may have worked out in their favor. Paolo Banchero hasn’t reached his ceiling yet and Paul George taking offensive possessions away from him would’ve capped what his potential.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is the perfect off-ball player who allows Banchero and Franz Wagner to continue doing their thing. Plus, KCP takes the defensive load of those two guys. Caldwell Pope can guard the other team’s best wing scorer so Banchero can just focus on buckets.
What I would’ve done: Some guys stay the same when the postseason starts. Some guys raise their game to the next level. And some guys fall off a cliff. Franz Wagner shot 40% from the field and 26% from 3. When people show you who they are, believe them. Wagner sucked in the playoffs. Paolo Banchero is the guy. He needs soldiers to go to war with and Franz ain’t that.
Jalen Suggs is a dog. Kentavios Caldwell-Pope is a dog. Shit, even Franz’s brother, Moe, is a dog. I don’t know if Lauri Markkanen is a dog but I know Franz isn’t. I’m flipping these whites. We’re getting bigger and more Norweigein.
Philadelphia 76ers
Added: Paul George, Andre Drummond, Eric Gordon, Jared McCain, Caleb Martin
Lost: Tobias Harris, Buddy Hield, Mo Bomba, Nic Batum, Paul Reed, Kyle Lowry
Paul George is better than Tobias Harris.
What I would’ve done: When Kawhi and Paul George joined forces in 2019, I genuinely thought they were about to win 2 or 3 championships. Kawhi just dragged the Raptors to a title and Paul George finished 3rd in MVP voting.
They didn’t win shit.
5 years later and I’m suddenly supposed to be excited about an older, more beat up Paul George teaming up with Joel Embiid, who just looked like dogshit as the Sixers got eliminated in the first round? Yes, Embiid averaged 33 points in their 7 game loss to the Knicks but I watched him whine about calls all series and take possessions off out of protest to the ref. We’re playing for an NBA TITLE and Embiid was flopping to the floor on midrange jumpers and crying when the ref didn’t stop grant him free throws on his missed 19-foot jumper.
George also went on his podcast and basically said he didn’t like the Clippers expecting him to both score AND play defense and do all the small things to win basketball games. He also said his contract negotiations affected his mental health and the way he played.
We just watched Markelle Fultz and Ben Simmons essentially get their NBA careers destroyed by the Philadelphia media and Paul George who is very honest about how much outside shit gets to him personally, is supposed to be the missing piece for the 76ers?
Tyrese Maxey transformed into Tony Parker or Cleveland Kyrie. Joel Embiid is an MVP caliber guy. With the most cap space available, I’d be calling nonstop for Jimmy Butler or Kevin Durant
Paul George hit the side of the backboard in a game 7
— Larry Fisherman #Hedef25 (@Ogulcan24M) July 7, 2024
Anyone but Playoff P.
Phoenix Suns
Added: Ryan Dunn, Monte Morris, Mason Plumlee
Lost: Eric Gordon, Drew Eubanks
Mat Ishbia didn’t buy the team to immediately experience a rebuild so regardless of what picks and young players Houston was offering for Kevin Durant, there was no way GM James Jones was going to convince him to pull the trigger.
Teams are learning that it’s easier to build a roster with one big star, an incredible 2nd option and role players that fill in the gaps but Phoenix wanted to have a Small 3.
What I would’ve done: I’d be swimming in Rockets prospects and picks. Y’all can have 35-year old Kevin Durant.
Portland Trailblazers
Added: Deni Avdija, Donovan Clingan
Lost: Malcolm Brogdon
Look, I have no clue what the Portland Trailblazers are doing. If Scoot Henderson and Donovan Cligane form some Jokic/Murray tandem, I’ll delete this whole website but tanking only works if you draft great players and I’m not confident that’s what’s happening over in Oregon.
What I would’ve done: Juuuust keep tanking, man. The West is STACKED. Scoot and Donovan ain’t enough. Just keep losing games.
Sacramento Kings
Added: DeMar DeRozan, Devin Carter, Jaden McDaniels
Lost: Chris Duarte, Harrison Barnes, Davion Mitchell
DeMar DeRozan is better than Harrison Barnes. If the Kings didn’t make that move, I’d be sitting here wondering how Sacramento believes they could go from being a lottery team to a true title contender with the same exact roster.
However, Malik Monk can’t be the only real 3-point threat. Their spacing is going to be in hell with De’Aaron Fox, DeMar DeRozan and Domantis Sabonis running into each other’s defenders.
What I would’ve done: Brandon Ingram has more range and age-wise, fits Sacramento’s timeline more than DeRozan does.
San Antonio Spurs
Added: Harrison Barnes, Chris Paul, Stephon Castle
Lost: Devonte Graham, Cedi Osman
Last season, it felt like Victor Wembanyama was the only NBA player on the team. Chris Paul and Harrison Barnes aren’t great players anymore but they are actually players compared to like, Jeremy Sochan, who would have a difficult time making the local JV team.
What I would’ve done: More?
Toronto Raptors
Added: Ja’Kobe Walter, Davion Mitchell
Lost: Jalen McDaniels, Gary Trent
Shout out to the Raptors clearly building a team full of role players ready for the next Kawhi Leonard to manifest across the border. Maybe it’s when Jimmy Butler and Pat Riley finally have their inevitable vicious, public breakup.
What I would’ve done: Get Scottie Barnes a tutor.
Utah Jazz
Hey man, if you came to Deadseriousness specifically looking for Utah fucking Jazz analysis, I have bad news for you.
Washington Wizards
Added: Alex Sarr, Malcolm Brogdon, Jonas Valanciunas, Saddiq Bey, Bub Carrington
Lost: Deni Avdija, Tyus Jones, Landry Shamet
As bottom-feeding teams prepare to capture the Flagg, Washington appears to be building a little squad the same way the Chicago Bears are giving Caleb Williams the perfect supporting cast for his rookie campaign. Like what Alex Sarr and Bub Carrington look like in Summer League and Washington may become a little problem. One day.
What I would’ve done: The Wizards haven’t made the playoffs since 2021, that weird year where Russell Westbrook averaged a triple-double again and no one cared. It feels like that season was a test case determining how easy it was to be a playoff team in the Eastern Conference. If I’m Washington, I’m just doing that again. Alex Sarr isn’t the guy who’s going to transform your organization. I’ve been trying to figure out the perfect Zach LaVine team and it’s the former Bullets. I wouldn’t let Jordan Poole in the facility. You take him out for a nice tavern-style pizza dinner and hand him his ticket to Chicago.
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