Here is my problem..........
In 2014-2015 , we were 8th in the league, and then the following year, we were 28th in the league
then again
In 2019-2020, we were 17th in the league, but 7th in our conference so we go in and had a bit of a playoff run
and again, we fell back to earth in 2021-2022 we fell back down to 24th OA.
So, we had this short term history of up and down, and now we are up again. Now every time we are up, all the players are darlings, then we slump, and its trade everyone.
The problem being, is you never want to de-rail the start of a actual climb out of the basement, but on the other hand, you do not want to waste asset if it is just a one off.
So what is it, JR? Are we ready, or are we still in rebuild. Can any assets acquired be ready for this core? What is that cost? Is it a draft pick? Is it a trade?
One thing for certain, without a trade of a major piece, there will be no UFA's of any significance. So the only other means is through the draft................and a 3 year wait.
It is fun to speculate, but honestly, I have no idea.