David Levine
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ORIGINAL: Karl Juhnke Ownership dispute will probably preclude any major moves. Too bad because they shouldn’t stand pat. They did that last year, only bringing in Shake Milton and that other guy who is also no longer with the team. In other words, no real changes. They made a definite step forward by standing pat, but I can’t see doing it again without stagnating. They need to trade Towns. This isn’t even an angry anti-Towns rant. I’m beyond that. He is what he is. He’s 28 years old. He has definite value but remains a puzzle this team has yet to fully figure out. Trade for an up and coming point guard. I love Conley but he’s not getting younger. They’re going have to start being very judicious with his minutes to keep him fresh all year. You need an alternative to share those minutes other than have other players pretend to be a pg. you need a real one. Get that and a draft pick for Towns and I’d be happy. They spent most of the year as the #1 seed, were the 3rd to last team eliminated, knocked off the World Champs and were 9 points shy of being up 3-1 over Dallas. If you trade KAT for a PG, it better be an ALL-NBA caliber player because we become a lot weaker without KAT. And we don't have anyone to take his place. KAT frustrates the ever living crap out of me, but if they move him, they better have a plan to replace what he brings to the table. Nobody else on that roster can fill that #2 offensive option. Honestly, if he can find a way to stay aggressive without picking up fouls 50 feet from the basket, that would move him up. We definitely don't beat Denver w/o KAT, and maybe not Phoenix. I feel like Naz could probably provide 80% of KAT's offense. But he's miles away from KAT as a rebounder and defender. Naz got a bit exposed in the Playoffs as teams sped him up and his usual excellent decision making became a liability. And other than a few really splashy blocks on Jokic, he was terrible on defense. He could definitely start for a bad team, but it looks like he's in the perfect role on a good team. That "instant offense" scorer off the bench.
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