Man, you guys are myopic! The reality is that we probably shouldn't even be in a position to "go all in"... You guys realize that we should have a core right now of Brandon Roy, Greg Oden and Lamarcus Aldridge, all in their primes right now, right??? Not only do we not, we got absolutely NOTHING for all of them. How many other franchises can say they lost their entire core and are still in playoff contention with enough flexibility and pieces to even have discussions around "when it's time to make their move"?
Dame and CJ are young enough that we can -- and SHOULD -- be looking at a serious run in about 2 years, once GS and Cleveland start their fall from grace. Just my opinion, but I think any asset that's spent in trying to "have our turn" before those two start their descent is utterly wasted. I don't care how exciting Nurk's arrival was or what we do on Thursday, we're not going to be championship contenders while they're still firing on all cylinders.
So yeah, if we can add another young talented piece (like what's being thrown around in the LA trade thread), then cool. If we have to facilitate to keep stacking assets for now, I think that's a prudent move too. We might only get a couple year window where a true run is a possibility here -- would you really prefer that we miss that window entirely because you were frustrated that it's not "our turn" yet???
