Settle into the future

I don't love everyone's over willingness to move Culver or anyone for that matter. A shortened season, where he showed pieces of what he can bring to an NBA rotation, isn't a complete valuation of what he can do. He's getting completely written off, imo.

My thought process:

1. **We likely aren't going to compete in 2021**. I don't see the rush to trade our young players or depth for starter that's not an all-star caliber player. The last time we did that, we moved Zach LaVine (a now all-star caliber player), Kris Dunn (rotational piece and all-defensive caliber player) and what came to be Lauri Markkanen (TBD). We made the playoffs one year and albeit under unique circumstances, landed back on the bottom the season after. 2. **We are young**. The playoff run was made with an experienced roster (Gibson, Rose, Crawford, Teague, etc.) plus Butler who was an all-star. Right now we don't have that experience and trading for a nice starting piece doesn't push us over the edge, just again mortgages the future for success now. Which makes no sense given how young we are across the board. I don't think we should be in a rush. 3. **We haven't seen what this roster is capable of.** After the deadline splashes last season, we saw glimpses of better shooting, but it was without KAT. Why not evaluate how Russell and KAT play together. How Juancho and KAT fit in the frontcourt. Mix up the wing rotations with defensive minds (Okogie/Culver) and offensive potential (Beasley/Edwards). Playing those guys in specific roles could generate more value. The moves were made with KAT in mind, why not see how it pans out on the court? 4. **Develop Chemistry.** Rosas has damn near completely turned the roster over twice in his 1.5 year tenure as the POBO. There can be something said about letting the roster gel at some point. Allow the players to focus on their games and gain some trust in their teammates. 5. **If anything wait until next year.** We will have extra valuation on Okogie, Culver, Beasley and possibly Edwards or McDaniels. Rubio will be an expiring. KAT and Russell will be entering their primes. It just makes more sense to wait, imo.

Gersson has made a ton of moves, its time to settle for a bit and see what we've got. Forcing the issue too early could have us cap strapped and stuck with a middling roster. The biggest thing we can do at this point is hope the guys on rookie contracts outplay their value and take big steps forward.