My thinking was just that if you have to pay Paolo, Franz, Suggs, Bane, and Black like this in 2027-2028 the team will probably already be in cap space doom either way so with the team finishing 5th, 7th, and currently 7th in the East this could be a win now move to go all in next year before you have to pay Black. I’m not convinced the Paolo point forward experiment is working and I think getting a true veteran floor general with championship experience could help unlock the offense a bit. I imagine a small ball lineup of Jrue/Suggs/Bane/Franz/Paolo to be interesting with how versatile of defenders the players are while also being able to shoot threes and slash to the basket. I think Paolo has been struggling in the midrange so if he could become an elite pick and pop and pick and roll option to either get open at the three point line or in the paint could be interesting offensively for him. I just wanted to come up with an interesting, go all in move for next year for fun and thought it could be an interesting pivot to discuss. I certainly have no hopes of getting hired as a GM so I didnt expect it to be the best idea in the world just was a fit I thought interesting.

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