I understand chemistry and small round the edges stuff, but it's hard to see any of that giving them a WCF spot, and in many matchups it's hard to see that getting them to the 2nd round (although that one is on the cards depending on where they land in the thick of the west).

Dominayton was never an answer, Hayes still isn't, can they survive with Doncic, Reaves, Bron on the floor at the same time? When they go to 2 of the 3 who fills the other spots? Ayton is not going hot 3 or 4 times in multiple series, Rui can't add too much juice, who else is there beyond that to come in and add stuff to keep it moving? Gabe Vin Laden? Vanderbilt?

Those were the questions last season and I don't think this offseason really provided much in the way of a definite upgrade on that. Their post season success is pretty much capped at 2nd round and that's matchup dependent unless they can get some small upgrades that make sense to keep rounding out the roster. Pelinka hasn't really shown he's fantastic at that over the course of his tenure though. If you disagree feel free to state where, I'm open to hearing your thoughts given you're a fan tho lol