Suppose we don't get Hayward. I just can't get excited about a max contract for Blake because of his injury history.
Play out a possible upgrade by getting a lesser FA like JaMychal Green and trading for PG13. George becomes our second top-flight scorer, taking pressure off IT, and plays defense against LBJ as well as anyone. JMG is an upgrade over Amir as an active rebounder who also shot 37% from 3 - giving us a true 5-out starting lineup. Let's stay optimistic, but reasonable. IT regains his king of the fourth form by playoff time. Jaylen takes a nice step forward in his second year, playing better team defense, tightening his handle, hitting more of those midrange Js that nobody can block. Tatum and Zizic do useful things on the second unit.
That should be a better team, but I'm thinking its ceiling might be taking the Cavs to six. And then PG probably bolts...
If that's right, ugh, maybe we wait another year for fireworks.