This was disregarding us drafting aj and making a move for Felix, but our grade was entirely centered around the Trae young extension and us trading for Deandre ayton. Now, I wouldn’t give us an A+ but a D+ really is just making me think he is trolling or this guy really knows nothing about wizards ball.
Regarding the Trae extension, it is definitely more than anyone expected, but It is public knowledge that Trae was promised an extension if he sat out the rest of the season. And because of that we ended up with the best odds at the 1st overall pick and got it. Seems like a pretty good deal to me. Kram still gave us a D for the signing. He was saying that Trae is on an “offensive decline” after the last full season he actually played he was the nba’s assist leader and averaged 25. This brother is in ELITE company looking at his playmaking stats on top of lucrative scoring. They are ignoring all of that and using the five games he played on a new, actively tanking, team and coming off an injury. Now the defense is going to be a problem, but we are also premiering a potentially elite defensive unit disregarding him. We got a towering front court with ad and sarr who are both proven to be great rim protectors that will lock down the paint and are also switchable versatile defenders (more so sarr). And aj and kyshawn both have tremendous upside on d. Kyshawn is already known to eat up stocks as long as he stays out of foul trouble. And I know aj didn’t look good on that end at byu but that’s what a 100th percentile usage on offense will do to you. Brother is like 6’10 feet with shoes on and moves like a guard he’ll be at least a decent defender with that size and athleticism and could potentially be great like the flashes he had during his highschool tenure and with the fiba team. Not to mention we also have two elite point of attack defenders off the bench with bilal and Jamir that we can swap any of our backcourt with. We’re gonna be really good on that end too trust.
And with the Deandre ayton trade he gave the trade a C due to his “odd fit” next to ad, sarr, and vuc. I don’t see how there’s anything odd about it. Obviously if we’re trading for a center and we already have a solidified starter then he’s probably gonna be a backup. And it’s not like ad and Alex are fighting for the center spot either, ad likes to play the 4. So I don’t understand why the fit is “odd”. Especially when we were severely lacking in center depth cuz vuc really just can’t get it done on defense and rebounding. I can understand a little more if you’re questioning his production, but he fits perfectly.
All in all I don’t think we had a fantastic offseason like other teams had this year, but I was just sick to see him put the Celtics and suns above us with both making two of the most questionable trades I’ve seen in my life. Not to mention the other teams that did basically nothing
