How many people want to admit they wanted to blow up the roster each of the last two off seasons and start over? And how many wanted to ship Butler anywhere for cap space? Well to me not going up as high as Jimmy wanted was probably some kind of insurance in case Rose went down again for another year. No point in signing him long term if Rose goes down and out again, just a big contract they couldn't trade easily while rebuilding.
Yeah now that Jimmy's made the improvement that was hoped for and might become the #2 option on offense ahead of Gasol. So you play out the season, see how Mirotic plays and maybe you can afford to trade Gibson. McDermott looks like he could start next year at the 3 so you're saving Dunleavy's money. Does Snell play well enough that you want him to backup at the 2 and 3, will he be good enough to get rid of Hinrich or do you trade Snell?
It's all about having the options available, see how things work out and who you want to keep and who you want to trade for picks or to move up in the draft again. That's why you stockpile talent and bank on some potential coming through.
