So, Gibson goes back to being a great bench guy, you can try to offload Dieng and Bjelica becomes your starting SF? I guess that could work but the lack at SF position would really hurt them even if Butler can play there.
Exactly. Bjelica is not ideal as a starter. He's not athletic enough to handle some SFs. But I also think you could play around with Butler sliding to the 3, depending on the opposing SF. The NBA is full of tons of switching these days anyway, so you could theoretically bring in Derrick Rose (if they re-sign him) and play small in the backcourt. not ideal, but having Love-Towns-Butler is theoretically a monster you want to have. All three of those guys are not passive. It'll be interesting to see what Thibs does. But yeah, Wiggins has to go. I don't care if he has 45 tonight, unless he shows that aggression every time out, he's just not going to gel. He has to go at it. And if that's not his personality, then we need to ship him out.
In other imagined trade scenarios, I've read a lot about there being rumors of teams calling the Spurs about Leonard. I try to think of that happening and can't fathom something like that going on in the Spurs, but the whole situation has been very weird throughout the season and I can't help but think, if it actually happens, where does he go? What do you guys think?
Not sure what happens with Leonard. I think it is pretty clear at this point that unless something dramatic happens, his relationship with the Spurs is not repairable. I do expect the Spurs to reboot this summer. I expect them to trade Leonard before the draft and try and secure a top pick. I think Pop is going to retire too, which will then signal the complete reboot.
There's not a lot of young talent on the Spurs. They have some young decent rotation players, but for the first time since pre-David Robinson, I don't see any young star or superstar (other than Leonard) in the pipeline. That has to change, and it only changes with Leonard being traded.
I think you'll see Leonard being traded for one of the top picks, Pop then announces retirement (with Becky Hammon potentially being promoted to head coach, being the first NBA team to have a woman as a head coach), and then the reboot will start I am not sure of Aldridge's contract, and whether he is a FA next year or the year after, but I am going to surmise that he might get shipped off too. And then you'll see Parker and Ginobli retire along with Pop.
San Antonio is a really intriguing storyline this summer. I love the offseason drama with the NBA.