The Underfunded Sanitarium of Brian Wright

[KingKev]

Superstar =/= ‘player’

I enjoy chirping him but Ex is a bright man.

[cd98]

So is the master plan next year to sign Ayton as a free agent, trade Poertl and picks for something bigger and add those pieces to the current roster? I don't see them tanking so we are never going to bottom out for a chance at a top 3 pick.

[exstatic]

So is the master plan next year to sign Ayton as a free agent, trade Poertl and picks for something bigger and add those pieces to the current roster? I don't see them tanking so we are never going to bottom out for a chance at a top 3 pick.

PHO isn’t going to let Ayton walk, even if they don’t like him as a long term piece. They’ll match, and then start looking for trade partners, which would be one of 28 teams, but not the team extending the contract offer, per the CBA.