The day after we won the draft lottery I was so excited about this teams future, more so than ever. I made a projection of what I think the team would look like heading into the 17/18 season. Since then Boston has traded the #1 overall pick, signed a top free agent, acquired a superstar, and replaced 4 starters..so you can say my projections were a bit off.
Here was my predicted 15 man roster in mid may...
Isaiah Thomas , Marcus Smart , Terry Rozier
Gordon Hayward , Markelle Fultz , Gerald Green
Jae Crowder , Jaylen Brown , Abdel Nader
Richaun Holmes (traded for AB) , Ersan Ilyasova (cheap KO replacement) , Guerschon Yabusele
Al Horford , Amir Johnson , Ante Zizic
*other main asset being 2018 BKN pick
Here is where the roster stand now...
Kyrie Irving , Terry Rozier , Shane Larkin
Marcus Smart , Jaylen Brown , Jabari Bird
Gordon Hayward , Jayson Tatum ,Abdel Nader
Marcus Morris , Guerschon Yabusele , Semi Ojeleye
Al Horford , Aron Baynes , Daniel Theis
*other main asset being LAL/SAC pick
Case for projected roster
- not that big of a drop off talent wise between Isaiah and Kyrie
- BKN pick is probably more valuable than LAL/SAC pick
- deeper team
- Isaiah is motivated by contract season to have his best year yet
case for current roster
- Kyrie is slightly better than Isaiah and won't have to pay IT the max
- Jayson Tatum
- still have a lottery pick coming our way in next 2 years
- More playing time for Tatum/Brown
which would you rather have going forward?
Topic: My projected roster (5/17/17) VS. current roster (Read 587 times)