Now that the draft is settled and there is some clarity on direction:
It is 100% critical that Charlotte nailed the Miller pick. Not is relative terms to Scoot’s performance but in terms of Miller being able to be the 1st or 2nd of a 3 man core. Anything less and I really do think it’s doomsday. Like if he turns out to be RJ Barrett, game over.
So let’s just assume he will as we don’t have a choice.
Regarding this year’s restricted free agents:
You can’t bring back both at what is considered average market rate. They become anchors to your flexibility and bad contracts instantly. They just don’t perform to that level. So if you want one, fine. I wouldn’t but I can live with one.
On terry, I am not saying now nor have I said you just have to dump him. Sure, if a deal for an expiring and an asset comes up, I would do it. But chances are it won’t. The key to Terry is finding a better use of his salary allotment. Something that makes the roster better. He is an ideal 6th man. He is less than ideal as the starting sg next to Melo. They just don’t get it done against good teams down the stretch.
Hayward, at this point, let him expire unless you can package him into someone like Pascal sikam, paul george, a starting sg etc.
What you can’t do is lock yourself into a team that doesn’t move the needle past the first round of the playoff, gets very little national attention and expect Melo to just stay out of loyalty while he loses millions of dollars in endorsement deals not playing in a market that matters.
Does that make sense?