So What's Your Plan? The Offseason Roster Construction Thread

[60WinTim]

Here is a different take on a likely offseason roster move:

We all assume NAW will not be back, but the next most likely candidate to be gone? Luka Garza. It's given that Randle will be back. NAZ (or a FA replacement), will be back on the roster. Add the two draft picks and that is 15 roster spots. It seems unlikely that TC will commit to 15 guaranteed contracts for the entire season - every GM prefers to have roster flexibility. So somebody has got to go.

The 3 guys that can be waived/released are Minott, Miller and Garza. Of that group, Garza is the one guy you can say "he is what he is, and it ain't rotational".

What was your favorite Luka memory?!?

[TheFuture]

Here is a different take on a likely offseason roster move:

We all assume NAW will not be back, but the next most likely candidate to be gone? Luka Garza. It's given that Randle will be back. NAZ (or a FA replacement), will be back on the roster. Add the two draft picks and that is 15 roster spots. It seems unlikely that TC will commit to 15 guaranteed contracts for the entire season - every GM prefers to have roster flexibility. So somebody has got to go.

The 3 guys that can be waived/released are Minott, Miller and Garza. Of that group, Garza is the one guy you can say "he is what he is, and it ain't rotational".

What was your favorite Luka memory?!?

Him being thrown to the Wolves against Jokic and surprisingly holding his own. Can't deny that Luka always gives it his all out there. Him using everything in his tank to try to force his body to move faster than it possibly can as he sprints down the court is always a joy/hilarious to watch.

[rapsuperstar31]

Here is a different take on a likely offseason roster move:

We all assume NAW will not be back, but the next most likely candidate to be gone? Luka Garza. It's given that Randle will be back. NAZ (or a FA replacement), will be back on the roster. Add the two draft picks and that is 15 roster spots. It seems unlikely that TC will commit to 15 guaranteed contracts for the entire season - every GM prefers to have roster flexibility. So somebody has got to go.

The 3 guys that can be waived/released are Minott, Miller and Garza. Of that group, Garza is the one guy you can say "he is what he is, and it ain't rotational".

What was your favorite Luka memory?!?

Luka or Minott more than likely are gone. I could see them wanting to keep Luka because Finch loves him, and all of the teammates love him. Ant learned his euro step from Luka, and Luka is a really good locker room and practice player. In playoff series he's there to emulate Jokic, and he is the fastest leaner when they do their player tests before games to help with scouting reports.

[60WinTim]

Here is a different take on a likely offseason roster move:

We all assume NAW will not be back, but the next most likely candidate to be gone? Luka Garza. It's given that Randle will be back. NAZ (or a FA replacement), will be back on the roster. Add the two draft picks and that is 15 roster spots. It seems unlikely that TC will commit to 15 guaranteed contracts for the entire season - every GM prefers to have roster flexibility. So somebody has got to go.

The 3 guys that can be waived/released are Minott, Miller and Garza. Of that group, Garza is the one guy you can say "he is what he is, and it ain't rotational".

What was your favorite Luka memory?!?

Luka or Minott more than likely are gone. I could see them wanting to keep Luka because Finch loves him, and all of the teammates love him. Ant learned his euro step from Luka, and Luka is a really good locker room and practice player. In playoff series he's there to emulate Jokic, and he is the fastest leaner when they do their player tests before games to help with scouting reports.

Okay, you sold me! I wonder if they might get a protected future 2nd round pick for Minott, giving another team a 1-year looksie at him before he becomes a restricted FA?

[Coolbreeze44]

Here is a different take on a likely offseason roster move:

We all assume NAW will not be back, but the next most likely candidate to be gone? Luka Garza. It's given that Randle will be back. NAZ (or a FA replacement), will be back on the roster. Add the two draft picks and that is 15 roster spots. It seems unlikely that TC will commit to 15 guaranteed contracts for the entire season - every GM prefers to have roster flexibility. So somebody has got to go.

The 3 guys that can be waived/released are Minott, Miller and Garza. Of that group, Garza is the one guy you can say "he is what he is, and it ain't rotational".

What was your favorite Luka memory?!?

Luka or Minott more than likely are gone. I could see them wanting to keep Luka because Finch loves him, and all of the teammates love him. Ant learned his euro step from Luka, and Luka is a really good locker room and practice player. In playoff series he's there to emulate Jokic, and he is the fastest leaner when they do their player tests before games to help with scouting reports.

Okay, you sold me! I wonder if they might get a protected future 2nd round pick for Minott, giving another team a 1-year looksie at him before he becomes a restricted FA?

Tim, Minott has zero value. Would you give up a future 2nd for the 14th player on the Clippers?

[60WinTim]

Luka or Minott more than likely are gone. I could see them wanting to keep Luka because Finch loves him, and all of the teammates love him. Ant learned his euro step from Luka, and Luka is a really good locker room and practice player. In playoff series he's there to emulate Jokic, and he is the fastest leaner when they do their player tests before games to help with scouting reports.

Okay, you sold me! I wonder if they might get a protected future 2nd round pick for Minott, giving another team a 1-year looksie at him before he becomes a restricted FA?

Tim, Minott has zero value. Would you give up a future 2nd for the 14th player on the Clippers?

Well, I did say protected...

[60WinTim]

Okay, the next observation:

We know Randle will be back. The question is how will he be back? Assuming you are okay with him being back, the best case scenario is he signs an extension at a number that is less than his player option. But even if it is at his option number, 31 mil, the extension is a pretty good sign that TC (and Finch) see him as part of the near term future.

However, if they do not agree to an extension, Randle's 31 mil expiring contract becomes a trade chip. And whether it is this offseason, or at the trade deadline, I would lay pretty good odds that Randle is not on the roster at the end of the season.

This would also impact NAZ. If Randle is on an expiring, then he see's the pathway to being a starter within a year. But if Randle is signed to an extension, NAZ will not be a starter anytime soon. And another twist is NAZ can wait to see what happens with Randle, because Randle must make his player option decision by 6/29, but NAZ gets to wait until 6/30!

[Lipoli390]

Here is a different take on a likely offseason roster move:

We all assume NAW will not be back, but the next most likely candidate to be gone? Luka Garza. It's given that Randle will be back. NAZ (or a FA replacement), will be back on the roster. Add the two draft picks and that is 15 roster spots. It seems unlikely that TC will commit to 15 guaranteed contracts for the entire season - every GM prefers to have roster flexibility. So somebody has got to go.

The 3 guys that can be waived/released are Minott, Miller and Garza. Of that group, Garza is the one guy you can say "he is what he is, and it ain't rotational".

What was your favorite Luka memory?!?

The two guys I expect to be gone next season are NAW (he’s a FA and we can’t afford him), and Joe Ingles (no reason to keep him). Their departure will open up two roster spots for our two draft picks assuming we decide to keep both (which I doubt). So we can keep the cheap young player contracts (Luka, Minott, Miller) to fill out the non-rotational portion of our roster. Of those three, I still see major potential in Miller so I see him as more than roster filler. Meanwhile, we need to see more court time for at least two of the following three - TSJ, Dillingham, and Clark. I want at least two of those three to be part of our rotation next season.

If it were up to me, I’d probably trade both our picks for picks in 2027 when we have no 1st or 2nd round picks unless we can package both to trade up this year and get our big of the future to replace Rudy. We have enough young talent on the roster so I think we need to focus on developing them and integrating them into the rotation. I’m referring again to TSJ, Dilly Clark and Miller.

[60WinTim]

Here is a different take on a likely offseason roster move:

We all assume NAW will not be back, but the next most likely candidate to be gone? Luka Garza. It's given that Randle will be back. NAZ (or a FA replacement), will be back on the roster. Add the two draft picks and that is 15 roster spots. It seems unlikely that TC will commit to 15 guaranteed contracts for the entire season - every GM prefers to have roster flexibility. So somebody has got to go.

The 3 guys that can be waived/released are Minott, Miller and Garza. Of that group, Garza is the one guy you can say "he is what he is, and it ain't rotational".

What was your favorite Luka memory?!?

The two guys I expect to be gone next season are NAW (he’s a FA and we can’t afford him), and Joe Ingles (no reason to keep him). Their departure will open up two roster spots for our two draft picks assuming we decide to keep both (which I doubt). So we can keep the cheap young player contracts (Luka, Minott, Miller) to fill out the non-rotational portion of our roster. Of those three, I still see major potential in Miller so I see him as more than roster filler. Meanwhile, we need to see more court time for at least two of the following three - TSJ, Dillingham, and Clark. I want at least two of those three to be part of our rotation next season.

If it were up to me, I’d probably trade both our picks for picks in 2027 when we have no 1st or 2nd round picks unless we can package both to trade up this year and get our big of the future to replace Rudy. We have enough young talent on the roster so I think we need to focus on developing them and integrating them into the rotation. I’m referring again to TSJ, Dilly Clark and Miller.

The only thing about trading this year's draft picks is there is some real depth in this draft for big men. Some are young and would be future prospects, but some are older and could potentially contribute this coming year. Rebounding and rim protection is something rookie bigs can do in their first year. And we are lacking those skills after Rudy. TC has stocked our cupboard with 1s, 2s and 3s. This draft seems like a great opportunity to stock our 4s and 5s!

[BloopOracle]

People around the league are widely expecting Naz to opt out